Thermotolerant Beta-Glucosidase Variants

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure relates to variant β-glucosidase polypeptides that have enhanced thermostability, and compositions, e.g., cellulase compositions, comprising variant β-glucosidase polypeptides. The variant β-glucosidase polypeptides and related compositions can be used in variety of agricultural and industrial applications. The present disclosure further relates to nucleic acids encoding variant β-glucosidase polypeptides and host cells that recombinantly express the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides.

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BACKGROUND

Cellulosic biomass is a significant renewable resource for the generation of soluble sugars. These sugars can be used as reactants in various metabolic processes, including fermentation, to produce biofuels, chemical compounds, and other commercially valuable products. For example, fermentation of plant biomass to ethanol is an attractive carbon neutral energy option since the combustion of ethanol from biomass produces no net carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere. Further, biomass is readily available, and its fermentation provides an attractive way to dispose of many industrial and agricultural waste products. Finally, plant biomass is a highly renewable resource. Many dedicated energy crops can provide high energy biomass, which may be harvested multiple times each year.

Cellulose is a polymer of the simple sugar glucose covalently bonded by β-1,4-linkages. Cellulose is the most abundant organic compound on earth, making up about 33 percent of all plant matter, about 50 percent of wood, and about 90 percent of products such as cotton. In nature, cellulose is present as part of the lignocellulosic biomass of plants, which is composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. The carbohydrate polymers (cellulose and hemicelluloses) are tightly bound to the lignin, by hydrogen and covalent bonds. Cellulose may be pretreated chemically, mechanically, enzymatically or in other ways to increase the susceptibility of cellulose to hydrolysis. Such pretreatment may be followed by the enzymatic conversion of cellulose to cellobiose, cello-oligosaccharides, glucose, and other sugars and sugar polymers, using enzymes that break down the β-1-4 glycosidic bonds of cellulose. These enzymes are collectively referred to as “cellulases.”

Cellulases are divided into three sub-categories of enzymes: 1,4-β-D-glucan glucanohydrolase (“endoglucanase” or “EG”); 1,4-β-D-glucan cellobiohydrolase (“exoglucanase”, “cellobiohydrolase”, or “CBH”); and β-D-glucoside-glucohydrolase (“β-glucosidase”, “beta-glucosidase”, “cellobiase” or “BGL”). Endoglucanases break internal bonds and disrupt the crystalline structure of cellulose, exposing individual cellulose polysaccharide chains (“glucans”). Cellobiohydrolases incrementally shorten the glucan molecules, releasing mainly cellobiose units (a water-soluble β-1,4-linked dimer of glucose) as well as glucose, cellotriose, and cellotetraose. β-Glucosidases split cellobiose into glucose monomers.

Typically, the digestion of cellulose is carried out at high temperatures, at which intermolecular hydrogen bonds are disrupted and recalcitrant cellulose polymers becomes accessible to the cellulase enzymes. Therefore, cellulases used commercially in such processes should be able to withstand high temperatures so as to permit breakdown of cellulose under commercially viable conditions.

Cellulases with improved properties, such as thermal stability, for use in processing cellulosic biomass would reduce costs and increase the efficiency of production of biofuels and other commercially valuable compounds.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure relates to variant β-glucosidase polypeptides. Most naturally occurring β-glucosidases do not perform well at the high temperatures that are optimal for commercial reasons, for example biomass saccharification reactions that utilize cellulase cocktails. The variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure have one or more amino acid substitutions that improve performance at temperatures above 50° C. (e.g., 60° C., 66° C., 70° C., or 80° C.). Such variants are sometimes referred to herein as “thermally tolerant” or “thermotolerant.” In some instances, the variants have an increased specific activity towards a β-glucosidase substrate at ambient temperatures (e.g., 22-25° C.).

Accordingly, the present disclosure provides polypeptides (variant β-glucosidase polypeptides) which have been engineered to incorporate an amino acid substitution that results in increased thermal tolerance, increased specific activity, or both. The variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure minimally contain one or more amino acid substitutions selected from Table 1, below, which lists substitution names and corresponding positions in SEQ ID NO:379 and SEQ ID NO:378.

TABLE 1 Corresponding position Corresponding position Substitution Name in SEQ ID NO: 379 in SEQ ID NO: 378 I63 substitution I63 V67 A68 substitution A68 E72 A73 substitution A73 A77 Y74 substitution Y74 Y78 V167 substitution V167 C171 V203 substitution V203 T207 I216 substitution I216 V219 T219 substitution T219 T222 K231 substitution K231 (none) M246 substitution M246 F248 F292 substitution F292 I293 S296 substitution S296 S297 M325 substitution M325 M323 N326 substitution N326 N324 E365 substitution E365 D363 Y399 substitution Y399 F397 V400 substitution V400 A398 W401 substitution W401 W399 R410 substitution R410 A408 D414 substitution D414 D412 L427 substitution L427 Q425 T441 substitution T441 (none) E450 substitution E450 A444

The one or more amino acid substitutions can be introduced into a β-glucosidase of SEQ ID NO:378, a β-glucosidase of SEQ ID NO:379, or another, preferably bacterial, β-glucosidase. Amino acid positions in other exemplary β-glucosidase polypeptides corresponding to the foregoing amino acid positions in SEQ ID NO:378 and SEQ ID NO:379 are shown in Tables 9A-9C. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten or more of the amino acid substitutions listed in Table 1 can by introduced into the β-glucosidase. In certain aspects, one or more amino acid substituents are selected from:

-   (a) an A to G substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 73 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “A73G substitution”); -   (b) an A to S substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 73 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “A73S substitution”); -   (c) a Y to L substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 74 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “Y74L substitution”); -   (d) a V to A substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 167 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “V167A substitution”); -   (e) a T to A substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 219 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “T219A substitution”); -   (f) a T to S substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 219 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “T219S substitution”); -   (g) a K to E substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 231 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “K231E substitution”); -   (h) a M to H substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 246 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “M246H substitution”); -   (i) a M to K substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 246 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “M246K substitution”); -   (j) a F to I substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 292 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “F292I substitution”); -   (k) a F to V substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 292 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “F292V substitution”); -   (l) a S to T substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 296 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “S296T substitution”); -   (m) a M to T substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 325 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “M325T substitution”); -   (n) a N to G substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 326 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “N326G substitution”); -   (o) a Y to F substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 399 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “Y399F substitution”); -   (p) a W to F substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 401 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “W401F substitution”); -   (q) a T to V substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 441 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “T441V substitution”); and -   (r) an A to C substitution in the amino acid corresponding to amino     acid 449 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “A449C substitution”).

In certain embodiments, the β-glucosidase variants of the disclosure include one or more, two or more, or three or more of: an M246H substitution, an I216V substitution, and a T219A substitution.

In yet other embodiments, the β-glucosidase variants of the disclosure include a polypeptide comprising a variant β-glucosidase polypeptide as compared to a reference β-glucosidase polypeptide, comprising one or more, two or more, three or more, four or more, five or more, six or more, seven or more, or eight substitutions selected from:

-   (a) a D7H substitution; -   (b) a D154N substitution; -   (c) an I216V substitution; -   (d) a D243H substitution; -   (e) a D302R substitution; -   (f) an S317H substitution; -   (g) an E365G substitution; and -   (h) a V400Y substitution.

In some embodiments, a β-glucosidase variant of the disclosure comprises SEQ ID NO:267.

The β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure generally retain at least 1%, at least 2%, at least 5%, at least 10% and more preferably at least 20% of their specific activity at ambient temperature (22-25° C.) following a 30-minute thermal challenge at 66° C., as compared to wild type β-glucosidase which does not include the same amino acid substitutions. In specific embodiments, the β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure generally retain at least 30%, at least 40%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70% or at least 80% of their specific activity at ambient temperature (22-25° C.) following a 30-minute thermal challenge at 66° C. In certain aspects, the β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure generally retain a percentage of specific activity following a 30-minute thermal challenge at 66° C. that ranges from 1%-50%, 1%-90%, 2%-80%, 2%-40%, 5%-50%, 5%-70%, 10%-90%, 20%-60%, 30%-90%, 30%-80%, or 40%-80% of their activity at ambient temperature (22-25° C.), or a percentage of specific activity in a range bounded by any two of these values (for example 1%-60%, 20%-70%, and so on and so forth).

In certain embodiments, the β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure also retain at least 1%, at least 2%, at least 5%, at least 10% and more preferably at least 20% of their specific activity at ambient temperature (22-25° C.) following a 30-minute thermal challenge at 70° C., 80° C., 84° C. or 86° C. as compared to wild type β-glucosidase which does not include the same amino acid substitutions. In specific embodiments, the β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure generally retain at least 30%, at least 40%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70% or at least 80% of their specific activity at ambient temperature (22-25° C.) following a 30-minute thermal challenge at 70° C., 80° C., 84° C. or 86° C. In certain aspects, the β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure generally retain a percentage of specific activity following a 30-minute thermal challenge at 70° C., 80° C., 84° C. or 86° C. that ranges from 1%-50%, 1%-90%, 2%-80%, 2%-40%, 5%-50%, 5%-70%, 10%-90%, 20%-60%, 30%-90%, 30%-80%, or 40%-80% of their activity at ambient temperature (22-25° C.), or a percentage of specific activity in a range bounded by any two of these values (for example 1%-60%, 20%-70%, and so on and so forth).

The variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure typically include an amino acid sequence having at least 40%, at least 45%, at least 48%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or at least 97% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:378 and/or the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:379. The variant β-glucosidase polypeptides can further include a purification tag, e.g., a histidine tag. Additional embodiments of variant β-glucosidase polypeptides are provided in Section 4.1.

The present disclosure further provides compositions (including cellulase compositions, e.g., whole cellulase compositions, and fermentation broths) comprising variant β-glucosidase polypeptides. Additional embodiments of compositions comprising variant β-glucosidase polypeptides are provided in Section 4.4. The variant β-glucosidase polypeptides and compositions comprising them can be used, inter alia, in processes for saccharifying biomass. Additional details of saccharification reactions, and additional applications of the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides, are provided in Section 4.5.

The present disclosure further provides nucleic acids (e.g., vectors) comprising nucleotide sequences encoding variant β-glucosidase polypeptides as described herein in section 4.2, and recombinant cells engineered to express the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides. The recombinant cell can be a prokaryotic (e.g., bacterial) or eukaryotic (e.g., yeast or filamentous fungal) cell. For recombinant expression in eukaryotic cells, the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure can further include a signal peptide for secretion in the culture media. Further provided are methods of producing and optionally recovering the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides. Additional embodiments of the recombinant expression system suitable for expression and production of the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides are provided in Section 4.3.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 provides a map of a vector used for constructing hexahistidine-tagged β-glucosidase constructs.

FIG. 2 provides data showing the residual activity of wild-type β-glucosidase after 30-minute thermal challenges at the indicated temperatures, serving as the rationale for selecting 66° C. as the temperature for screening the GSSM library.

FIG. 3 provides GSSM thermotolerance screen data for various β-glucosidase variants, with wild-type β-glucosidase activity indicated by the arrows, negative controls marked with an asterisk (*), and a putative thermotolerant β-glucosidase variant highlighted by a circle.

FIG. 4 provides GSSM re-confirmation data, showing results for triplicate assays of β-glucosidase activity for various β-glucosidase variants, with wild-type β-glucosidase activity indicated by the arrows, negative controls marked with an asterisk (*), and putative thermotolerant β-glucosidase variants highlighted by a circle.

TABLE 1 shows amino acid positions that can be substituted in various β-glucosidase variants.

TABLE 2 shows the residual activity remaining following 30-minute thermal challenges at the indicated temperatures for the polypeptides given by SEQ ID NOs:378 and 379.

TABLE 3 shows secondary thermotolerance screen of GSSM mutants.

TABLE 4 shows activity of three thermostable GSSM mutants.

TABLE 5 shows the specific activity after challenge at the indicated temperatures, for the indicated β-glucosidase variants.

TABLE 6A shows the specific activity after challenge at the indicated temperatures, for the indicated β-glucosidase variants of the reassembly library for original parental β-glucosidase.

TABLE 6B shows the specific activity after challenge at the indicated temperatures, for the indicated β-glucosidase variants of the reassembly library for alternate parental β-glucosidase.

TABLE 8 shows substitutions and specific activity after challenge at the indicated temperatures, for the indicated β-glucosidase variants of the reassembly library for original parental β-glucosidase.

TABLE 8 shows substitutions and specific activity after challenge at the indicated temperatures, for the indicated β-glucosidase variants of the reassembly library for alternate parental β-glucosidase.

TABLES 9A-9C show the amino acids in a β-glucosidase of SEQ ID NO:379 that can be substituted to generate thermotolerant β-glucosidase variants, and the corresponding amino acid in other β-glucosidases, including β-glucosidase, of SEQ ID NO:378 and SEQ ID NO:380 (a fusion protein of β-glucosidase SEQ ID NO:379 with a C-terminal histidine tag). Other β-glucosidases are identified by patent publication number and sequence identifier within the patent publication. Thus, “U.S. Pat. No. 8,101,393-0094” refers to SEQ ID NO:94 in U.S. Pat. No. 8,101,393. Table 9A-9C also include β-glucosidases identified by their Protein Data Bank (PDB) and European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) database accession numbers. All the sequences referred to in Tables 9A-9C are incorporated by reference herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure relates to variants of a parent β-glucosidase polypeptide, comprising one or more substitutions that result in improved thermal stability and/or specific activity. In various embodiments the variant has improved thermostability compared to the β-glucosidase polypeptide given by SEQ ID NO:378 and/or SEQ ID NO:379. The following subsections describe in greater detail the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides and nucleic acids, as well as exemplary methods of their production, exemplary cellulase compositions comprising them, and some industrial applications of the polypeptides and cellulase compositions.

1.1. Variant β-Glucosidase Polypeptides

β-Glucosidases are cellulase enzymes that split cellobiose into glucose monomers. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides variants of a parent β-glucosidase polypeptide, comprising one or more substitutions that result in improved thermal stability and/or specific activity. A “parent” β-glucosidase refers to a reference polypeptide sequence, with respect to which one or more amino acid substitutions described herein may be made. A parent β-glucosidase can, but need not be a wild-type β-glucosidase. The term “wild-type” β-glucosidase denotes a β-glucosidase expressed by a naturally occurring microorganism, such as bacterium or yeast found in nature.

In some embodiments, the disclosure provides a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of a variant β-glucosidase, said variant β-glucosidase comprising one or more substitutions as compared to a reference β-glucosidase polypeptide, said one or more substitutions being selected from: a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to Q3 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “Q3 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to K6 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “K6 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to D7 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “D7 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to T24 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “T24 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to V60 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “V60 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to I63 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “I63 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to A68 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “A68 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to A73 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “A73 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to Y74 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “Y74 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to E105 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “E105 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to Q139 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “Q139 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to Q142 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “Q142 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to D154 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “D154 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to V167 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “V167 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to N175 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “N175 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to V203 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “V203 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to I216 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “I216 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to T219 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “T219 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to K231 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “K231 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to D243 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “D243 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to M246 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “M246 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to F292 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “F292 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to S296 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “S296 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to T297 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “T297 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to D302 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “D302 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to H315 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “H315 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to S317 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “S317 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to M325 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “M325 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to N326 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “N326 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to N332 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “N332 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to E365 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “E365 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to Q366 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “Q366 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to I378 SEQ ID NO:379 (an “I378 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to Y399 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “Y399 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to V400 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “V400 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to W401 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “W401 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to S402 SEQ ID NO:379 (an “S402 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to R410 SEQ ID NO:379 (an “R410 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to D414 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “D414 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to K415 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “K415 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to R416 SEQ ID NO:379 (an “R416 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to V420 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “V420 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to L427 SEQ ID NO:379 (an “L427 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to E428 SEQ ID NO:379 (an “E428 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to T441 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “T441 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to L447 SEQ ID NO:379 (an “L447 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to A449 SEQ ID NO:379 (an “A449 substitution”); a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to E450 SEQ ID NO:379 (an “E450 substitution”); and a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to K451 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “K451 substitution”); wherein the one or more substitutions increases thermotolerance as compared to the reference β-glucosidase polypeptide.

In some embodiments, the each of the one or more substitutions is selected from: an A73 substitution selected from A73G and A73S; a Y74 substitution that is Y74L; a V167 substitution that is V167A; a T219 substitution selected from T219A and T219S; a K231 substitution that is K231E; an M246 substitution selected from M246H and M246K; an F292 substitution selected from F292I and F292V; an S296 substitution that is S296T; an M325 substitution that is M325T; an N326 substitution that is N326G; a Y399 substitution that is Y399F; a W401 substitution that is W401F; a T441 substitution that is T441V; and an A449 substitution that is A449C.

The variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure can have amino acid substitutions with respect to the reference polypeptide given by SEQ ID NO:379, or with respect to the reference polypeptide given by SEQ ID NO:378, or with respect to any of the reference polypeptides.

With respect to the reference polypeptide given by SEQ ID NO:379, a variant β-glucosidase polypeptide can have one or more, two or more, three or more, four or more, five or more, six or more, seven or more, eight or more, nine or more, ten or more, eleven or more, twelve or more, or thirteen substitutions selected from the group consisting of: D7H, Y74L, D154N, I216V, T219A, T219S, M246H, M246K, F292V, F292I, S296T, Y399F, V400Y, and W401F.

With respect to the reference polypeptide given by SEQ ID NO:379, a variant β-glucosidase polypeptide can have one or more, two or more, three or more, four or more, five or more, six or more, seven or more, eight or more, or nine substitutions selected from the group consisting of D11H, T222A, T222S, D245H, F248H, F248K, I293V, S297T, H303R, R315H, and D363G.

Amino acid positions in other β-glucosidase polypeptides that correspond to substitutions listed herein can be identified through alignment of their sequences with a β-glucosidase of SEQ ID NO:378 or SEQ ID NO:379. Optimal alignment of sequences for comparison can be conducted, e.g., by the local homology algorithm of Smith & Waterman, 1981, Adv. Appl. Math. 2:482-89; by the homology alignment algorithm of Needleman & Wunsch, 1970, J. Mol. Biol. 48:443-53; by the search for similarity method of Pearson & Lipman, 1988, Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci. USA 85:2444-48, by computerized implementations of these algorithms (GAP, BESTFIT, FASTA, and TFASTA in the Wisconsin Genetics Software Package, Genetics Computer Group, 575 Science Dr., Madison, Wis.), or by visual inspection.

The variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure have one or more amino acid substitutions that improve performance at temperatures above 50° C. (e.g., 60° C., 66° C., 70° C., or 80° C.). Such variants are sometimes referred to herein as “thermally tolerant” or “thermotolerant.” In some instances, the variants have an increased specific activity towards a β-glucosidase substrate at ambient temperatures (e.g., 22-25° C.).

In some instances, the variants have increased residual activity following a thermal challenge, compared to a reference β-glucosidase. A thermal challenge involves incubating a variant at a temperature of about 50° C., about 55° C., about 60° C., about 65° C., about 66° C., about 68° C., about 70° C., about 80° C., about 82° C., about 84° C., about 86° C., about 88° C., about 90° C., or greater than 90° C. for a period of time, which can be 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 25 minutes, 30 minutes, 35 minutes, 40 minutes, 45 minutes, 50 minutes, 60 minutes, or greater than one hour.

a (e.g., a 30-minute thermal challenge at 66° C., a 30-minute thermal challenge at 70° C., or a 30-minute thermal challenge at 80° C.).

The β-glucosidase variants can have improved thermal activity compared to wild-type β-glucosidase. In some embodiments, the thermal activity of the variant β-glucosidase is at least 1.5-fold, preferably at least 2-fold, more preferably at least 5-fold, most preferably at least 7-fold, and most preferably at least 10-fold, and most preferable at least 20-fold more thermally active than the parent enzyme when residual activity is compared following a 30-minute thermal challenge, for example as described in Example(s) 1-3, below.

The property of improved thermal activity can also be referred to as increased thermotolerance or thermal stability.

1.2. Nucleic Acids Encoding Variant β-Glucosidases

The present disclosure further provides nucleic acids (e.g., vectors) comprising nucleotide sequences encoding variant β-glucosidase polypeptides as described herein, and recombinant cells engineered to express the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides.

The disclosure provides isolated, synthetic or recombinant nucleic acids comprising a nucleic acid sequence having at least about 50%, 51%, 52%, 53%, 54%, 55%, 56%, 57%, 58%, 59%, 60%, 61%, 62%, 63%, 64%, 65%, 66%, 67%, 68%, 69%, 70%, 71%, 72%, 73%, 74%, 75%, 76%, 77%, 78%, 79%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or more, or complete (100%) sequence identity (homology) to an exemplary nucleic acid of the disclosure, including SEQ ID NO:1; SEQ ID NO:2; SEQ ID NO:3; SEQ ID NO:4; SEQ ID NO:5; SEQ ID NO:6; SEQ ID NO:7; SEQ ID NO:8; SEQ ID NO:9; SEQ ID NO:10; SEQ ID NO:11; SEQ ID NO:12; SEQ ID NO:13; SEQ ID NO:14; SEQ ID NO:15; SEQ ID NO:16; SEQ ID NO:17; SEQ ID NO:18; SEQ ID NO:19; SEQ ID NO:20; SEQ ID NO:21; SEQ ID NO:22; SEQ ID NO:23; SEQ ID NO:24; SEQ ID NO:5; SEQ ID NO:26; SEQ ID NO:27; SEQ ID NO:28; SEQ ID NO:29; SEQ ID NO:30; SEQ ID NO:31; SEQ ID NO:32; SEQ ID NO:33; SEQ ID NO:34; SEQ ID NO:35; SEQ ID NO:36; SEQ ID NO:37; SEQ ID NO:38; SEQ ID NO:39; SEQ ID NO:40; SEQ ID NO:41; SEQ ID NO:42; SEQ ID NO:43; SEQ ID NO:44; SEQ ID NO:45; SEQ ID NO:46; SEQ ID NO:47; SEQ ID NO:48; SEQ ID NO:49; SEQ ID NO:50; SEQ ID NO:51; SEQ ID NO:52; SEQ ID NO:53; SEQ ID NO:54; SEQ ID NO:55; SEQ ID NO:56; SEQ ID NO:57; SEQ ID NO:58; SEQ ID NO:59; SEQ ID NO:60; SEQ ID NO:61; SEQ ID NO:62; SEQ ID NO:63; SEQ ID NO:64; SEQ ID NO:65; SEQ ID NO:66; SEQ ID NO:67; SEQ ID NO:68; SEQ ID NO:69; SEQ ID NO:70; SEQ ID NO:71; SEQ ID NO:72; SEQ ID NO:73; SEQ ID NO:74; SEQ ID NO:75; SEQ ID NO:76; SEQ ID NO:77; SEQ ID NO:78; SEQ ID NO:79; SEQ ID NO:80; SEQ ID NO:81; SEQ ID NO:82; SEQ ID NO:83; SEQ ID NO:84; SEQ ID NO:85; SEQ ID NO:86; SEQ ID NO:87; SEQ ID NO:88; SEQ ID NO:89; SEQ ID NO:90; SEQ ID NO:91; SEQ ID NO:92; SEQ ID NO:93; SEQ ID NO:94; SEQ ID NO:95; SEQ ID NO:96; SEQ ID NO:97; SEQ ID NO:98; SEQ ID NO:99; SEQ ID NO:100; SEQ ID NO:101; SEQ ID NO:102; SEQ ID NO:103; SEQ ID NO:104; SEQ ID NO:105; SEQ ID NO:106; SEQ ID NO:107; SEQ ID NO:108; SEQ ID NO:109; SEQ ID NO:110; SEQ ID NO:111; SEQ ID NO:112; SEQ ID NO:113; SEQ ID NO:114; SEQ ID NO:115; SEQ ID NO:116; SEQ ID NO:117; SEQ ID NO:118; SEQ ID NO:119; SEQ ID NO:120; SEQ ID NO:121; SEQ ID NO:122; SEQ ID NO:123; SEQ ID NO:124; SEQ ID NO:15; SEQ ID NO:126; SEQ ID NO:127; SEQ ID NO:128; SEQ ID NO:129; SEQ ID NO:130; SEQ ID NO:131; SEQ ID NO:132; SEQ ID NO:133; SEQ ID NO:134; SEQ ID NO:135; SEQ ID NO:136; SEQ ID NO:137; SEQ ID NO:138; SEQ ID NO:139; SEQ ID NO:140; SEQ ID NO:141; SEQ ID NO:142; SEQ ID NO:143; SEQ ID NO:144; SEQ ID NO:145; SEQ ID NO:146; SEQ ID NO:147; SEQ ID NO:148; SEQ ID NO:149; SEQ ID NO:150; SEQ ID NO:151; SEQ ID NO:152; SEQ ID NO:153; SEQ ID NO:154; SEQ ID NO:155; SEQ ID NO:156; SEQ ID NO:157; SEQ ID NO:158; SEQ ID NO:159; SEQ ID NO:160; SEQ ID NO:161; SEQ ID NO:162; SEQ ID NO:163; SEQ ID NO:164; SEQ ID NO:165; SEQ ID NO:166; SEQ ID NO:167; SEQ ID NO:168; SEQ ID NO:169; SEQ ID NO:170; SEQ ID NO:171; SEQ ID NO:172; SEQ ID NO:173; SEQ ID NO:174; SEQ ID NO:175; SEQ ID NO:176; SEQ ID NO:177; SEQ ID NO:178; SEQ ID NO:179; SEQ ID NO:180; SEQ ID NO:181; SEQ ID NO:182; SEQ ID NO:183; SEQ ID NO:184; SEQ ID NO:185; SEQ ID NO:186; SEQ ID NO:187; SEQ ID NO:188; SEQ ID NO:189; SEQ ID NO:190; SEQ ID NO:191; SEQ ID NO:192; SEQ ID NO:193; SEQ ID NO:194; SEQ ID NO:195; SEQ ID NO:196; SEQ ID NO:197; SEQ ID NO:198; and/or SEQ ID NO:381; which in alternative embodiments include complementary (partially or completely complementary) (e.g., antisense) sequence, cDNA coding sequences and genomic (e.g., “gDNA”) sequences, and optionally include sequences over a region of at least about 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 950, 1000, 1050, 1100, 1150, 1200, 1250, 1300, 1350, 1400, 1450, 1500, 1550, 1600, 1650, 1700, 1750, 1800, 1850, 1900, 1950, 2000, 2050, 2100, 2200, 2250, 2300, 2350, 2400, 2450, 2500, or more residues; or over a region consisting of the protein coding region (e.g., the cDNA) or the genomic sequence; and all of these nucleic acid sequences, and the polypeptides and peptides they encode, encompass “sequences of the disclosure”.

Nucleic acids of the disclosure also include isolated, synthetic or recombinant nucleic acids encoding an exemplary polypeptide (or peptide) of the disclosure which include polypeptides (e.g., enzymes) of the disclosure having the sequence of (or the subsequences of, or enzymatically active fragments of) SEQ ID NO:200; SEQ ID NO:201; SEQ ID NO:202; SEQ ID NO:203; SEQ ID NO:204; SEQ ID NO:205; SEQ ID NO:206; SEQ ID NO:207; SEQ ID NO:208; SEQ ID NO:209; SEQ ID NO:210; SEQ ID NO:211; SEQ ID NO:212; SEQ ID NO:213; SEQ ID NO:214; SEQ ID NO:215; SEQ ID NO:216; SEQ ID NO:217; SEQ ID NO:218; SEQ ID NO:219; SEQ ID NO:220; SEQ ID NO:221; SEQ ID NO:222; SEQ ID NO:223; SEQ ID NO:224; SEQ ID NO:25; SEQ ID NO:226; SEQ ID NO:227; SEQ ID NO:228; SEQ ID NO:229; SEQ ID NO:230; SEQ ID NO:231; SEQ ID NO:232; SEQ ID NO:233; SEQ ID NO:234; SEQ ID NO:235; SEQ ID NO:236; SEQ ID NO:237; SEQ ID NO:238; SEQ ID NO:239; SEQ ID NO:240; SEQ ID NO:241; SEQ ID NO:242; SEQ ID NO:243; SEQ ID NO:244; SEQ ID NO:245; SEQ ID NO:246; SEQ ID NO:247; SEQ ID NO:248; SEQ ID NO:249; SEQ ID NO:250; SEQ ID NO:251; SEQ ID NO:252; SEQ ID NO:253; SEQ ID NO:254; SEQ ID NO:255; SEQ ID NO:256; SEQ ID NO:257; SEQ ID NO:258; SEQ ID NO:259; SEQ ID NO:260; SEQ ID NO:261; SEQ ID NO:262; SEQ ID NO:263; SEQ ID NO:264; SEQ ID NO:265; SEQ ID NO:266; SEQ ID NO:267; SEQ ID NO:268; SEQ ID NO:269; SEQ ID NO:270; SEQ ID NO:271; SEQ ID NO:272; SEQ ID NO:273; SEQ ID NO:274; SEQ ID NO:275; SEQ ID NO:276; SEQ ID NO:277; SEQ ID NO:278; SEQ ID NO:279; SEQ ID NO:280; SEQ ID NO:281; SEQ ID NO:282; SEQ ID NO:283; SEQ ID NO:284; SEQ ID NO:285; SEQ ID NO:286; SEQ ID NO:287; SEQ ID NO:288; SEQ ID NO:289; SEQ ID NO:290; SEQ ID NO:291; SEQ ID NO:292; SEQ ID NO:293; SEQ ID NO:294; SEQ ID NO:295; SEQ ID NO:296; SEQ ID NO:297; SEQ ID NO:298; SEQ ID NO: 299; SEQ ID NO:300; SEQ ID NO:301; SEQ ID NO:302; SEQ ID NO:303; SEQ ID NO:304; SEQ ID NO:305; SEQ ID NO:306; SEQ ID NO:307; SEQ ID NO:308; SEQ ID NO:309; SEQ ID NO:310; SEQ ID NO:311; SEQ ID NO:312; SEQ ID NO:313; SEQ ID NO:314; SEQ ID NO:315; SEQ ID NO:316; SEQ ID NO:317; SEQ ID NO:318; SEQ ID NO:319; SEQ ID NO:320; SEQ ID NO:321; SEQ ID NO:322; SEQ ID NO:323; SEQ ID NO:324; SEQ ID NO:35; SEQ ID NO:326; SEQ ID NO:327; SEQ ID NO:328; SEQ ID NO:329; SEQ ID NO:330; SEQ ID NO:331; SEQ ID NO:332; SEQ ID NO:333; SEQ ID NO:334; SEQ ID NO:335; SEQ ID NO:336; SEQ ID NO:337; SEQ ID NO:338; SEQ ID NO:339; SEQ ID NO:340; SEQ ID NO:341; SEQ ID NO:342; SEQ ID NO:343; SEQ ID NO:344; SEQ ID NO:345; SEQ ID NO:346; SEQ ID NO:347; SEQ ID NO:348; SEQ ID NO:349; SEQ ID NO:350; SEQ ID NO:351; SEQ ID NO:352; SEQ ID NO:353; SEQ ID NO:354; SEQ ID NO:355; SEQ ID NO:356; SEQ ID NO:357; SEQ ID NO:358; SEQ ID NO:359; SEQ ID NO:360; SEQ ID NO:361; SEQ ID NO:362; SEQ ID NO:363; SEQ ID NO:364; SEQ ID NO:365; SEQ ID NO:366; SEQ ID NO:367; SEQ ID NO:368; SEQ ID NO:369; SEQ ID NO:370; SEQ ID NO:371; SEQ ID NO:372; SEQ ID NO:373; SEQ ID NO:374; SEQ ID NO:375; SEQ ID NO:376; SEQ ID NO:377; SEQ ID NO:378; SEQ ID NO:379; and/or SEQ ID NO:380;

1.3. Recombinant Expression of Variant β-Glucosidase Polypeptides

1.3.1. Cell Culture Systems

The disclosure also provides recombinant cells engineered to express variant β-glucosidase polypeptides. Suitably, the variant β-glucosidase polypeptide is encoded by a nucleic acid operably linked to a promoter.

Where recombinant expression in a filamentous fungal host is desired, the promoter can be a filamentous fungal promoter. The nucleic acids can be, for example, under the control of heterologous promoters. The variant β-glucosidase polypeptides can also be expressed under the control of constitutive or inducible promoters. Examples of promoters that can be used include, but are not limited to, a cellulase promoter, a xylanase promoter, the 1818 promoter (previously identified as a highly expressed protein by EST mapping Trichoderma), and a viral promoter. For example, the promoter can suitably be a cellobiohydrolase, endoglucanase, or β-glucosidase promoter. A particularly suitable promoter can be, for example, a T. reesei cellobiohydrolase, endoglucanase, or β-glucosidase promoter. Non-limiting examples of promoters include a cbh1, cbh2, egl1, egl2, egl3, egl4, egl5, pki1, gpd1, xyn1, or xyn2 promoter.

Suitable host cells include cells of any microorganism (e.g., cells of a bacterium, a protist, an alga, a fungus (e.g., a yeast or filamentous fungus), or other microbe), and are preferably cells of a bacterium, a yeast, or a filamentous fungus.

When expressing in a eukaryotic host cell, a recombinant variant β-glucosidase polypeptide could be fused to a signal peptide (also known as a signal sequence) in order to promote secretion. Signal peptides and methods of attaching them to recombinant polypeptides are known in the art.

Suitable host cells of the bacterial genera include, but are not limited to, cells of Escherichia, Bacillus, Lactobacillus, Pseudomonas, and Streptomyces. Suitable cells of bacterial species include, but are not limited to, cells of Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis, Lactobacillus brevis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Streptomyces lividans.

Suitable host cells of the genera of yeast include, but are not limited to, cells of Saccharomyces, Schizosaccharomyces, Candida, Hansenula, Pichia, Kluyveromyces, and Phaffia. Suitable cells of yeast species include, but are not limited to, cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Candida albicans, Hansenula polymorpha, Pichia pastoris, P. canadensis, Kluyveromyces marxianus, and Phaffia rhodozyma.

Suitable host cells of filamentous fungi include all filamentous forms of the subdivision Eumycotina. Suitable cells of filamentous fungal genera include, but are not limited to, cells of Acremonium, Aspergillus, Aureobasidium, Bjerkandera, Ceriporiopsis, Chrysoporium, Coprinus, Coriolus, Corynascus, Chaetomium, Cryptococcus, Filobasidium, Fusarium, Gibberella, Humicola, Hypocrea, Magnaporthe, Mucor, Myceliophthora, Mucor, Neocallimastix, Neurospora, Paecilomyces, Penicillium, Phanerochaete, Phlebia, Piromyces, Pleurotus, Scytaldium, Schizophyllum, Sporotrichum, Talaromyces, Thermoascus, Thielavia, Tolypocladium, Trametes, and Trichoderma. More preferably, the recombinant cell is a Trichoderma sp. (e.g., Trichoderma reesei), Penicillium sp., Humicola sp. (e.g., Humicola insolens); Aspergillus sp. (e.g., Aspergillus niger), Chrysosporium sp., Fusarium sp., or Hypocrea sp. Suitable cells can also include cells of various anamorph and teleomorph forms of these filamentous fungal genera.

Suitable cells of filamentous fungal species include, but are not limited to, cells of Aspergillus awamori, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus foetidus, Aspergillus japonicus, Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae, Chrysosporium lucknowense, Fusarium bactridioides, Fusarium cerealis, Fusarium crookwellense, Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium graminum, Fusarium heterosporum, Fusarium negundi, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium reticulatum, Fusarium roseum, Fusarium sambucinum, Fusarium sarcochroum, Fusarium sporotrichioides, Fusarium sulphureum, Fusarium torulosum, Fusarium trichothecioides, Fusarium venenatum, Bjerkandera adusta, Ceriporiopsis aneirina, Ceriporiopsis aneirina, Ceriporiopsis caregiea, Ceriporiopsis gilvescens, Ceriporiopsis pannocinta, Ceriporiopsis rivulosa, Ceriporiopsis subrufa, Ceriporiopsis subvermispora, Coprinus cinereus, Coriolus hirsutus, Humicola insolens, Humicola lanuginosa, Mucor miehei, Myceliophthora thermophila, Neurospora crassa, Neurospora intermedia, Penicillium purpurogenum, Penicillium canescens, Penicillium solitum, Penicillium funiculosum, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Phlebia radiate, Pleurotus eryngii, Talaromyces flavus, Thielavia terrestris, Trametes villosa, Trametes versicolor, Trichoderma harzianum, Trichoderma koningii, Trichoderma longibrachiatum, Trichoderma reesei, and Trichoderma viride.

The engineered host cells can be cultured in conventional nutrient media modified as appropriate for activating promoters, selecting transformants, or amplifying the nucleic acid sequence encoding the variant β-glucosidase polypeptide. Culture conditions, such as temperature, pH and the like, are those previously used with the host cell selected for expression, and will be apparent to those skilled in the art. As noted, many references are available for the culture and production of many cells, including cells of bacterial and fungal origin. Cell culture media in general are set forth in Atlas and Parks (eds.), 1993, The Handbook of Microbiological Media, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla., which is incorporated herein by reference. For recombinant expression in filamentous fungal cells, the cells are cultured in a standard medium containing physiological salts and nutrients, such as described in Pourquie et al., 1988, Biochemistry and Genetics of Cellulose Degradation, eds. Aubert, et al., Academic Press, pp. 71-86; and Ilmen et al., 1997, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63:1298-1306. Culture conditions are also standard, e.g., cultures are incubated at 28° C. in shaker cultures or fermenters until desired levels of variant β-glucosidase expression are achieved. Preferred culture conditions for a given filamentous fungus may be found in the scientific literature and/or from the source of the fungi such as the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). After fungal growth has been established, the cells are exposed to conditions effective to cause or permit the expression of a variant β-glucosidase.

In cases where a variant β-glucosidase coding sequence is under the control of an inducible promoter, the inducing agent, e.g., a sugar, metal salt or antibiotics, is added to the medium at a concentration effective to induce variant β-glucosidase expression.

In one embodiment, the recombinant cell is an Aspergillus niger, which is a useful strain for obtaining overexpressed polypeptide. For example A. niger var. awamori dgr246 is known to product elevated amounts of secreted cellulases (Goedegebuur et al., 2002, Curr. Genet. 41:89-98). Other strains of Aspergillus niger var awamori such as GCDAP3, GCDAP4 and GAP3-4 are known (Ward et al., 1993, Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 39:738-743).

In another embodiment, the recombinant cell is a Trichoderma reesei, which is a useful strain for obtaining overexpressed polypeptide. For example, RL-P37, described by Sheir-Neiss et al., 1984, Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 20:46-53, is known to secrete elevated amounts of cellulase enzymes. Functional equivalents of RL-P37 include Trichoderma reesei strain RUT-C30 (ATCC No. 56765) and strain QM9414 (ATCC No. 26921). It is contemplated that these strains would also be useful in overexpressing variant β-glucosidase polypeptides.

Cells expressing the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure can be grown under batch, fed-batch or continuous fermentations conditions. Classical batch fermentation is a closed system, wherein the compositions of the medium is set at the beginning of the fermentation and is not subject to artificial alternations during the fermentation. A variation of the batch system is a fed-batch fermentation in which the substrate is added in increments as the fermentation progresses. Fed-batch systems are useful when catabolite repression is likely to inhibit the metabolism of the cells and where it is desirable to have limited amounts of substrate in the medium. Batch and fed-batch fermentations are common and well known in the art. Continuous fermentation is an open system where a defined fermentation medium is added continuously to a bioreactor and an equal amount of conditioned medium is removed simultaneously for processing. Continuous fermentation generally maintains the cultures at a constant high density where cells are primarily in log phase growth. Continuous fermentation systems strive to maintain steady state growth conditions. Methods for modulating nutrients and growth factors for continuous fermentation processes as well as techniques for maximizing the rate of product formation are well known in the art of industrial microbiology.

1.3.2. Recombinant Expression in Plants

The disclosure provides transgenic plants and seeds that recombinantly express a variant β-glucosidase polypeptide. The disclosure also provides plant products, e.g., oils, seeds, leaves, extracts and the like, comprising a variant β-glucosidase polypeptide.

The transgenic plant can be dicotyledonous (a dicot) or monocotyledonous (a monocot). The disclosure also provides methods of making and using these transgenic plants and seeds. The transgenic plant or plant cell expressing a variant β-glucosidase can be constructed in accordance with any method known in the art. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,309,872. T. reesei β-glucosidase has been successfully expressed in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabaccum) and potato (Solanum tuberosum). See Hooker et al., 2000, in Glycosyl Hydrolases for Biomass Conversion, ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 769, Chapter 4, pp. 55-90.

In a particular aspect, the present disclosure provides for the expression of β-glucosidase variants in transgenic plants or plant organs and methods for the production thereof. DNA expression constructs are provided for the transformation of plants with a nucleic acid encoding the variant β-glucosidase polypeptide, preferably under the control of regulatory sequences which are capable of directing expression of the variant β-glucosidase polypeptide. These regulatory sequences include sequences capable of directing transcription in plants, either constitutively, or in stage and/or tissue specific manners.

The expression of variant β-glucosidase polypeptides in plants can be achieved by a variety of means. Specifically, for example, technologies are available for transforming a large number of plant species, including dicotyledonous species (e.g., tobacco, potato, tomato, Petunia, Brassica) and monocot species. Additionally, for example, strategies for the expression of foreign genes in plants are available. Additionally still, regulatory sequences from plant genes have been identified that are serviceable for the construction of chimeric genes that can be functionally expressed in plants and in plant cells (e.g., Klee, 1987, Ann. Rev. of Plant Phys. 38:467-486; Clark et al., 1990, Virology 179(2):640-7; Smith et al., 1990, Mol. Gen. Genet. 224(3):477-81.

The introduction of nucleic acids into plants can be achieved using several technologies including transformation with Agrobacterium tumefaciens or Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Non-limiting examples of plant tissues that can be transformed include protoplasts, microspores or pollen, and explants such as leaves, stems, roots, hypocotyls, and cotyls. Furthermore, DNA encoding a variant β-glucosidase can be introduced directly into protoplasts and plant cells or tissues by microinjection, electroporation, particle bombardment, and direct DNA uptake.

Variant β-glucosidase polypeptides can be produced in plants by a variety of expression systems. For instance, the use of a constitutive promoter such as the 35S promoter of Cauliflower Mosaic Virus (Guilley et al., 1982, Cell 30:763-73) is serviceable for the accumulation of the expressed protein in virtually all organs of the transgenic plant. Alternatively, promoters that are tissue-specific and/or stage-specific can be used (Higgins, 1984, Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. 35:191-221; Shotwell and Larkins, 1989, In: The Biochemistry of Plants Vol. 15 (Academic Press, San Diego: Stumpf and Conn, eds.), p. 297), permit expression of variant β-glucosidase polypeptides in a target tissue and/or during a desired stage of development.

A recombinant cell of the disclosure can be engineered to express, in addition to a β-glucosidase polypeptide of the disclosure, one or more cellulase and/or other proteins useful in a cellulotyic reaction, for example a hemicellulase or an accessory polypeptide, optionally in secreted form. Cellulases are known in the art as enzymes that hydrolyze cellulose (β-1,4-glucan or β-D-glucosidic linkages) resulting in the formation of glucose, cellobiose, cellooligosaccharides, and the like. Hemicellulases are enzymes that hydrolyze hemicellulose (a branched polymer of D-xylose linked by β-1,4-glucosyl linkages, arabinose and other attached sugars) and other substrates to their constituent sugars. Accessory polypeptides are present in cellulase preparations that aid in the enzymatic digestion of cellulose. Thus, such recombinant cells can be advantageously used to produce cellulase compositions, as described in 4.4 below.

Cellulase enzymes have been traditionally divided into three major classes: endoglucanases (“EG”), exoglucanases or cellobiohydrolases (“CBH”) and β-glucosidases (“BG”) (Knowles et al., 1987, TIBTECH 5:255-261; Schulein, 1988, Methods in Enzymology 160(25):234-243).

Endoglucanases:

Endoglucanases break internal bonds and disrupt the crystalline structure of cellulose, exposing individual cellulose polysaccharide chains (“glucans”). Endoglucanases include polypeptides classified as Enzyme Commission no. (“EC”) 3.2.1.4) or which are capable of catalyzing the endohydrolysis of 1,4-β-D-glucosidic linkages in cellulose, lichenin or cereal β-D-glucans. Enzyme Commission numbering is a numerical classification scheme for enzymes.

Examples of suitable bacterial endoglucanases include, but are not limited to, Acidothermus cellulolyticus endoglucanase (WO 91/05039; WO 93/15186; U.S. Pat. No. 5,275,944; WO 96/02551; U.S. Pat. No. 5,536,655, WO 00/70031, WO 05/093050); Thermobifida fusca endoglucanase III (WO 05/093050); and Thermobifida fusca endoglucanase V (WO 05/093050).

Examples of suitable fungal endoglucanases include, but are not limited to, Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase I (Penttila et al., 1986, Gene 45: 253-263; GenBank accession no. M15665); Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase II (Saloheimo et al., 1988, Gene 63:11-22; GenBank accession no. M19373); Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase III (Okada et al., 1988, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64: 555-563; GenBank accession no. AB003694); Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase IV (Saloheimo et al., 1997, Eur. J. Biochem. 249: 584-591; GenBank accession no. Y11113); and Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase V (Saloheimo et al., 1994, Molecular Microbiology 13: 219-228; GenBank accession no. Z33381); Aspergillus aculeatus endoglucanase (Ooi et al., 1990, Nucleic Acids Research 18: 5884); Aspergillus kawachii endoglucanase (Sakamoto et al., 1995, Current Genetics 27: 435-439); Chrysosporium sp. C1 endoglucanase (U.S. Pat. No. 6,573,086; GenPept accession no. AAQ38150); Corynascus heterothallicus endoglucanase (U.S. Pat. No. 6,855,531; GenPept accession no. AAY00844); Erwinia carotovara endoglucanase (Saarilahti et al., 1990, Gene 90: 9-14); Fusarium oxysporum endoglucanase (GenBank accession no. L29381); Humicola grisea var. thermoidea endoglucanase (GenBank accession no. AB003107); Melanocarpus albomyces endoglucanase (GenBank accession no. MAL515703); Neurospora crassa endoglucanase (GenBank accession no. XM.sub.—324477); Piromyces equi endoglucanase (Eberhardt et al., 2000, Microbiology 146: 1999-2008; GenPept accession no. CAB92325); Rhizopus oryzae endoglucanase (Moriya et al., 2003, J. Bacteriology 185: 1749-1756; GenBank accession nos. AB047927, AB056667, and AB056668); and Thielavia terrestris endoglucanase (WO 2004/053039; EMBL accession no. CQ827970).

Cellobiohydrolases:

Cellobiohydrolases incrementally shorten the glucan molecules, releasing mainly cellobiose units (a water-soluble β-1,4-linked dimer of glucose) as well as glucose, cellotriose, and cellotetraose. Cellobiohydrolases include polypeptides classified as EC 3.2.1.91 or which are capable of catalyzing the hydrolysis of 1,4-β-D-glucosidic linkages in cellulose or cellotetraose, releasing cellobiose from the ends of the chains. Exemplary cellobiohydrolases include Trichoderma reesei cellobiohydrolase I (CEL7A) (Shoemaker et al., 1983, Biotechnology (N.Y.) 1: 691-696); Trichoderma reesei cellobiohydrolase II (CEL6A) (Teen et al., 1987, Gene 51: 43-52); Chrysosporium lucknowense CEL7 cellobiohydrolase (WO 2001/79507); Myceliophthora thermophila CEL7 (WO 2003/000941); and Thielavia terrestris cellobiohydrolase (WO 2006/074435).

β-Glucosidases:

β-Glucosidases split cellobiose into glucose monomers. β-glucosidases include polypeptides classified as EC 3.2.1.21 or which are capable of catalyzing the hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing β-D-glucose residues with release of β-D-glucose. Exemplary β-glucosidases can be obtained from Cochliobolus heterostrophus (SEQ ID NO:34), Aspergillus oryzae (WO 2002/095014), Aspergillus fumigatus (WO 2005/047499), Penicillium brasilianum (e.g., Penicillium brasilianum strain IBT 20888) (WO 2007/019442), Aspergillus niger (Dan et al., 2000, J. Biol. Chem. 275: 4973-4980), Aspergillus aculeatus (Kawaguchi et al., 1996, Gene 173: 287-288), Penicillium funiculosum (WO 2004/078919), S. pombe (Wood et al., 2002, Nature 415: 871-880), T. reesei (e.g., β-glucosidase 1 (U.S. Pat. No. 6,022,725), β-glucosidase 3 (U.S. Pat. No. 6,982,159), β-glucosidase 4 (U.S. Pat. No. 7,045,332), β-glucosidase 5 (U.S. Pat. No. 7,005,289), β-glucosidase 6 (U.S. Publication No. 20060258554), or β-glucosidase 7 (U.S. Publication No. 20060258554)).

Hemicellulases:

The recombinantly expressed hemicellulase can be any class of hemicellulase, including an endoxylanase, a β-xylosidase, an α-L-arabionofuranosidase, an α-D-glucuronidase, an acetyl xylan esterase, a feruloyl esterase, a coumaroyl esterase, an α-galactosidase, a α-galactosidase, a β-mannanase or a β-mannosidase.

Endoxylanases include any polypeptide classified EC 3.2.1.8 or which is capable of catalyzing the endohydrolysis of 1,4-β-D-xylosidic linkages in xylans. Endoxylanases also include polypeptides classified as EC 3.2.1.136 or which are capable of hydrolyzing 1,4 xylosidic linkages in glucuronoarabinoxylans.

β-xylosidases include any polypeptide classified as EC 3.2.1.37 or which is capable of catalyzing the hydrolysis of 1,4-β-D-xylans to remove successive D-xylose residues from the non-reducing termini. β-xylosidases may also hydrolyze xylobiose.

α-L-arabinofuranosidases include any polypeptide classified as EC 3.2.1.55 or which is capable of acting on α-L-arabinofuranosides, α-L-arabinans containing (1,2) and/or (1,3)- and/or (1,5)-linkages, arabinoxylans or arabinogalactans.

α-D-glucuronidases include any polypeptide classified as EC 3.2.1.139 or which is capable of catalyzing a reaction of the following form: α-D-glucuronoside+H(2)O=an alcohol+D-glucuronate. α-D-glucuronidases may also hydrolyse 4-O-methylated glucoronic acid, which can also be present as a substituent in xylans. α-D-glucuronidases also include polypeptides classified as EC 3.2.1.131 or which are capable of catalying the hydrolysis of α-1,2-(4-O-methyl)glucuronosyl links.

Acetyl xylan esterases include any polypeptide classified as EC 3.1.1.72 or which is capable of catalyzing the deacetylation of xylans and xylo-oligosaccharides. Acetyl xylan esterases may catalyze the hydrolysis of acetyl groups from polymeric xylan, acetylated xylose, acetylated glucose, α-napthyl acetate or p-nitrophenyl acetate but, typically, not from triacetylglycerol. Acetyl xylan esterases typically do not act on acetylated mannan or pectin.

Feruloyl esterases include any polypeptide classified as EC 3.1.1.73 or which is capable of catalyzing a reaction of the form: feruloyl-saccharide+H(2)O=ferulate+saccharide. The saccharide may be, for example, an oligosaccharide or a polysaccharide. A feruloyl esterase may catalyze the hydrolysis of the 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamoyl (feruloyl) group from an esterified sugar, which is usually arabinose in natural substrates, while p-nitrophenol acetate and methyl ferulate are typically poorer substrates. Feruloyl esterase are sometimes considered hemicellulase accessory enzymes, since they may help xylanases and pectinases to break down plant cell wall hemicellulose and pectin.

Coumaroyl esterases include any polypeptide classified as EC 3.1.1.73 or which is capable of catalyzing a reaction of the form: coumaroyl-saccharide+H(2)O=coumarate+saccharide. The saccharide may be, for example, an oligosaccharide or a polysaccharide. Because some coumaroyl esterases are classified as EC 3.1.1.73 they may also be referred to as feruloyl esterases.

α-galactosidases include any polypeptide classified as EC 3.2.1.22 or which is capable of catalyzing the hydrolysis of of terminal, non-reducing α-D-galactose residues in α-D-galactosides, including galactose oligosaccharides, galactomannans, galactans and arabinogalactans. α-galactosidases may also be capable of hydrolyzing α-D-fucosides.

β-galactosidases include any polypeptide classified as EC 3.2.1.23 or which is capable of catalyzing the hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing β-D-galactose residues in β-D-galactosides. β-galactosidases may also be capable of hydrolyzing α-L-arabinosides.

β-mannanases include any polypeptide classified as EC 3.2.1.78 or which is capable of catalyzing the random hydrolysis of 1,4-β-D-mannosidic linkages in mannans, galactomannans and glucomannans.

β-mannosidases include any polypeptide classified as EC 3.2.1.25 or which is capable of catalyzing the hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing β-D-mannose residues in β-D-mannosides.

Suitable hemicellulases include T. reesei α-arabinofuranosidase I (ABF1), α-arabinofuranosidase I1 (ABF2), α-arabinofuranosidase III (ABF3), α-galactosidase I (AGL1), α-galactosidase I1 (AGL2), α-galactosidase III (AGL3), acetyl xylan esterase I (AXE1), acetyl xylan esterase III (AXE3), endoglucanase V1 (EG6), endoglucanase VIII (EG8), α-glucuronidase I (GLR1), β-mannanase (MAN1), polygalacturonase (PEC2), xylanase I (XYN1), xylanase I1 (XYN2), xylanase III (XYN3), and β-xylosidase (BXL1).

Accessory Polypeptides:

Accessory polypeptides are present in cellulase preparations that aid in the enzymatic digestion of cellulose (see, e.g., WO 2009/026722 and Harris et al., 2010, Biochemistry, 49:3305-3316). In some embodiments, the accessory polypeptide is an expansin or swollenin-like protein. Expansins are implicated in loosening of the cell wall structure during plant cell growth (see, e.g., Salheimo et al., 2002, Eur. J. Biochem., 269:4202-4211). Expansins have been proposed to disrupt hydrogen bonding between cellulose and other cell wall polysaccharides without having hydrolytic activity. In this way, they are thought to allow the sliding of cellulose fibers and enlargement of the cell wall. Swollenin, an expansin-like protein, contains an N-terminal Carbohydrate Binding Module Family 1 domain (CBD) and a C-terminal expansin-like domain. In some embodiments, an expansin-like protein and/or swollenin-like protein comprises one or both of such domains and/or disrupts the structure of cell walls (e.g., disrupting cellulose structure), optionally without producing detectable amounts of reducing sugars. Other types of accessory proteins include cellulose integrating proteins, scaffoldins and/or a scaffoldin-like proteins (e.g., CipA or CipC from Clostridium thermocellum or Clostridium cellulolyticum respectively). Other exemplary accessory proteins are cellulose induced proteins and/or modulating proteins (e.g., as encoded by cip1 or cip2 gene and/or similar genes from Trichoderma reesei; see e.g., Foreman et al., 2003, J. Biol. Chem., 278:31988-31997.

1.4. Compositions of Variant β-Glucosidase Polypeptides

In general, a variant β-glucosidase polypeptide produced in cell culture is secreted into the medium and may be purified or isolated, e.g., by removing unwanted components from the cell culture medium. However, in some cases, a variant β-glucosidase polypeptide may be produced in a cellular form necessitating recovery from a cell lysate. In such cases the variant β-glucosidase polypeptide is purified from the cells in which it was produced using techniques routinely employed by those of skill in the art. Examples include, but are not limited to, affinity chromatography (Van Tilbeurgh et al., 1984, FEBS Lett. 169(2):215-218), ion-exchange chromatographic methods (Goyal et al., 1991, Bioresource Technology, 36:37-50; Fliess et al., 1983, Eur. J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 17:314-318; Bhikhabhai et al., 1984, J. Appl. Biochem. 6:336-345; Ellouz et al., 1987, Journal of Chromatography, 396:307-317), including ion-exchange using materials with high resolution power (Medve et al., 1998, J. Chromatography A, 808:153-165), hydrophobic interaction chromatography (Tomaz and Queiroz, 1999, J. Chromatography A, 865:123-128), and two-phase partitioning (Brumbauer et al., 1999, Bioseparation 7:287-295).

The variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure are suitably used in cellulase compositions. Cellulases are known in the art as enzymes that hydrolyze cellulose (beta-1,4-glucan or beta D-glucosidic linkages) resulting in the formation of glucose, cellobiose, cellooligosaccharides, and the like. Cellulase enzymes have been traditionally divided into three major classes: endoglucanases (“EG”), exoglucanases or cellobiohydrolases (EC 3.2.1.91) (“CBH”) and β-glucosidases (EC 3.2.1.21) (“BG”) (Knowles et al., 1987, TIBTECH 5:255-261; Schulein, 1988, Methods in Enzymology 160(25):234-243).

Certain fungi produce complete cellulase systems which include exo-cellobiohydrolases or CBH-type cellulases, endoglucanases or EG-type cellulases and β-glucosidases or BG-type cellulases (Schulein, 1988, Methods in Enzymology 160(25):234-243). Such cellulase compositions are referred to herein as “whole” cellulases.

The cellulase compositions of the disclosure typically include, in addition to a variant β-glucosidase polypeptide, one or more cellobiohydrolases and/or endoglucanases and, optionally, one or more β-glucosidases other than the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure can be included. In their crudest form, cellulase compositions contain the microorganism culture that produced the enzyme components. “Cellulase compositions” also refers to a crude fermentation product of the microorganisms. A crude fermentation is preferably a fermentation broth that has been separated from the microorganism cells and/or cellular debris (e.g., by centrifugation and/or filtration). In some cases, the enzymes in the broth can be optionally diluted, concentrated, partially purified or purified and/or dried. The variant β-glucosidase polypeptide can be co-expressed with one or more of the other components of the cellulase composition or it can be expressed separately, optionally purified and combined with a composition comprising one or more of the other cellulase components.

When employed in cellulase compositions, the variant β-glucosidase is generally present in an amount sufficient to allow release of soluble sugars from the biomass. The amount of variant β-glucosidase enzymes added depends upon the type of biomass to be saccharified which can be readily determined by the skilled artisan. In certain embodiments, the weight percent of variant β-glucosidase polypeptide is suitably at least 1, at least 5, at least 10, or at least 20 weight percent of the total polypeptides in a cellulase composition. Exemplary cellulase compositions include a variant β-glucosidase of the disclosure in an amount ranging from about 1 to about 5 weight percent, from about 1 to about 10 weight percent, from about 1 to about 15 weight percent, from about 1 to about 20 weight percent, from about 1 to about 25 weight percent, from about 5 to about 10 weight percent, from about 5 to about 15 weight percent, from about 5 to about 20 weight percent, from about 5 to about 25 weight percent, from about 5 to about 30 weight percent, from about 5 to about 35 weight percent, from about 5 to about 40 weight percent, from about 5 to about 45 weight percent, from about 5 to about 50 weight percent, from about 10 to about 20 weight percent, from about 10 to about 25 weight percent, from about 10 to about 30 weight percent, from about 10 to about 35 weight percent, from about 10 to about 40 weight percent, from about 10 to about 45 weight percent, from about 10 to about 50 weight percent, from about 15 to about 20 weight percent, from about 15 to about 25 weight percent, from about 15 to about 30 weight percent, or from about 15 to about 35 weight percent of the total polypeptides in the composition.

1.5. Utility of Variant β-Glucosidase Polypeptides

It can be appreciated that the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure and compositions comprising the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides find utility in a wide variety of applications, for example in detergent compositions that exhibit enhanced cleaning ability, function as a softening agent and/or improve the feel of cotton fabrics (e.g., “stone washing” or “biopolishing”), or in cellulase compositions for degrading wood pulp into sugars (e.g., for biofuel production). Other applications include the treatment of mechanical pulp (Pere et al., 1996, Tappi Pulping Conference, pp. 693-696 (Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 27-31, 1996)), for use as a feed additive (see, e.g., WO 91/04673) and in grain wet milling.

1.5.1. Saccharification Reactions

Biofuels such as ethanol can be produced via saccharification and fermentation processes from cellulosic biomass such as trees, herbaceous plants, municipal solid waste and agricultural and forestry residues. However, the ratio of individual cellulase enzymes within a naturally occurring cellulase mixture produced by a microbe may not be the most efficient for rapid conversion of cellulose in biomass to glucose. The use of optimized β-glucosidase activity may greatly enhance the production of ethanol.

Cellulase compositions comprising one or more of the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure can be used in saccharification reaction to produce simple sugars for fermentation. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides methods for saccharification comprising contacting biomass with a cellulase composition comprising a variant β-glucosidase polypeptide of the disclosure and, optionally, subjecting the resulting sugars to fermentation by a microorganism.

The term “biomass,” as used herein, refers to any composition comprising cellulose (optionally also hemicellulose and/or lignin). As used herein, biomass includes, without limitation, seeds, grains, tubers, plant waste or byproducts of food processing or industrial processing (e.g., stalks), corn (including, e.g., cobs, stover, and the like), grasses (including, e.g., Indian grass, such as Sorghastrum nutans; or, switchgrass, e.g., Panicum species, such as Panicum virgatum), wood (including, e.g., wood chips, processing waste), paper, pulp, and recycled paper (including, e.g., newspaper, printer paper, and the like). Other biomass materials include, without limitation, potatoes, soybean (e.g., rapeseed), barley, rye, oats, wheat, beets, and sugar cane bagasse.

The saccharified biomass (e.g., lignocellulosic material processed by enzymes of the disclosure) can be made into a number of bio-based products, via processes such as, e.g., microbial fermentation and/or chemical synthesis. As used herein, “microbial fermentation” refers to a process of growing and harvesting fermenting microorganisms under suitable conditions. The fermenting microorganism can be any microorganism suitable for use in a desired fermentation process for the production of bio-based products. Suitable fermenting microorganisms include, without limitation, filamentous fungi, yeast, and bacteria. The saccharified biomass can, for example, be made it into a fuel (e.g., a biofuel such as a bioethanol, biobutanol, biomethanol, a biopropanol, a biodiesel, a jet fuel, or the like) via fermentation and/or chemical synthesis. The saccharified biomass can, for example, also be made into a commodity chemical (e.g., ascorbic acid, isoprene, 1,3-propanediol), lipids, amino acids, polypeptides, and enzymes, via fermentation and/or chemical synthesis.

Thus, in certain aspects, the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure find utility in the generation of ethanol from biomass in either separate or simultaneous saccharification and fermentation processes. Separate saccharification and fermentation is a process whereby cellulose present in biomass is saccharified into simple sugars (e.g., glucose) and the simple sugars subsequently fermented by microorganisms (e.g., yeast) into ethanol. Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation is a process whereby cellulose present in biomass is saccharified into simple sugars (e.g., glucose) and, at the same time and in the same reactor, microorganisms (e.g., yeast) ferment the simple sugars into ethanol.

Prior to saccharification, biomass is preferably subject to one or more pretreatment step(s) in order to render cellulose material more accessible or susceptible to enzymes and thus more amenable to hydrolysis by the variant β-glucosidase polypeptides of the disclosure.

1.5.2. Detergent Compositions

The present disclosure also provides detergent compositions comprising a variant β-glucosidase polypeptide of the disclosure. The detergent compositions may employ besides the variant β-glucosidase polypeptide one or more of a surfactant, including anionic, non-ionic and ampholytic surfactants; a hydrolase; a bleaching agents; a bluing agent; a caking inhibitors; a solubilizer; and a cationic surfactant. All of these components are known in the detergent art.

The variant β-glucosidase polypeptide is preferably provided as part of cellulase composition. The cellulase composition can be employed from about 0.00005 weight percent to about 5 weight percent or from about 0.0002 weight percent to about 2 weight percent of the total detergent composition. The cellulase composition can be in the form of a liquid diluent, granule, emulsion, gel, paste, and the like. Such forms are known to the skilled artisan. When a solid detergent composition is employed, the cellulase composition is preferably formulated as granules.

EXAMPLES Example 1 Selecting a Lead β-Glucosidase for Thermotolerance Evolution

Identification of a lead β-glucosidase enzyme for evolution for thermotolerance was carried out utilizing an internal collection of β-glucosidase enzymes identified by either sequence homology to known β-glucosidases, or by the demonstration of activity on cellobiose or other substrates using known methods. The two β-glucosidase enzymes that were selected for further screening are given by SEQ ID NO:378 and SEQ ID NO:379.

Expression of β-Glucosidase Candidate Enzymes

FIG. 1 shows a map of a modified expression vector that was used to produce C-terminally His-tagged constructs for screening. 188 β-glucosidase candidate enzymes were evaluated for activity and thermotolerance at 60° C. E. coli strains expressing the 188 β-glucosidase candidates were picked from glycerol stocks and inoculated into 96-well plates, containing 60 μl LB-carb media comprising about 10 g tryptone, 5 g yeast extract, and 10 g sodium chloride per liter, pH 7.0, with 100 mg/L final concentration of carbenicillin (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo., catalog# C3416). The plates were incubated to allow for growth overnight at about 37° C. The plates were replicated into two separate 384-well plates containing 60 μl LB-carb. One plate was used for activity screening (designated the induction plate) while the other contained about 20 μl of a 60% glycerol-water solution (designated the Gly-stock plate). The Gly-stock plates were then stored at minus 80° C., and were used as the source of inoculum for further testing. The induction plates were grown overnight at about 37° C. Expression of the polypeptide was induced with isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG, Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif., catalog#15529-019) at about 0.5 mM final concentration, and grown overnight at 30° C.

Preparation of Lysates Containing β-Glucosidase Candidate Enzymes

The next day following overnight induction of polypeptide expression, cultures were lysed with the addition of about 5 μl of a solution containing about 16 U/ml Benzonase™ (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo., catalog# E1014) and about 3.2 mg/ml Lysozyme (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo., catalog# L6876). The cultures were then subjected to one freeze/thaw cycle at about −80° C. to promote lysis. Lysates were collected for the subsequent β-glucosidase characterizations.

β-Glucosidase Activity Assay at Various Temperatures

Total protein concentrations of the β-glucosidase lysates samples were measured using the commercial Bio-Rad Protein Assay Dye Reagent Concentrate (Bio-Rad, cat#500-0006, Hercules Calif.). Prior to determination of β-glucosidase activity, two 50 μl aliquots of each lysate were pre-incubated at either 37° C. or 60° C., for 30 minutes. After pre-incubation, β-glucosidase activity was measured using the fluorogenic substrate 4-methylumbelliferyl β-D-glucopyranoside (MUG), (Sigma, St. Louis, Mo., catalog# M3633) in an assay referred to herein as the “MUG assay”. Assays were performed at 37° C., in Costar™ 96-well black bottom plates (Corning Inc., Corning, N.Y., Catalog No. 3631). Wells each contained about 10 μl of lysate and about 40 μl of reaction buffer (50 mM sodium citrate, pH 5.5). Reactions were initiated by the addition of 50 μl MUG (500 μM dissolved in reaction buffer) to a final concentration of about 250 μM. Plates were read using a Spectramax plate reader set at excitation and emission wavelengths of 365 nm and 450 nm respectively, using the kinetic read mode. The linear portion of the kinetic read was used to determine the activity. One unit of activity is defined herein as the liberation of 1.0 μmol of 4-methylumbelliferone (MU) from MUG substrate per minute at around pH 5.5 at about 37° C.

A subset of β-glucosidase candidates was tested for thermotolerance after 30 minute thermal challenges at each of about 60, 70, and 80° C. β-glucosidase activity was then measured using the MUG assay as described herein. To obtain specific activities the approximate concentration of β-glucosidase candidate enzymes was estimated by densitometry of SDS-PAGE gels. The specific activity is represented as units of activity per mg of estimated β-glucosidase enzyme. The results of the thermotolerance test are presented in Table 2. Based on these results, two β-glucosidase candidates having sequences given by SEQ ID NO:378 and SEQ ID NO:379 were selected for evolution using GSSM™ as described in Example 2 below.

TABLE 2 Protein % re- % re- % re- Conc Protein Purity Specific sidual sidual sidual SEQ Stock (mg in (approx- Activity (60° (70° (80° ID (mg/ml) rxn) imate) (U/mg) C.) C.) C.) 379 0.04 0.00004 14.0% 187.4 27% 0% 1% 378 0.25 0.00025 7.5% 49.5 97% 1% 1%

Example 2 Gene Site Saturation Mutagenesis (GSSM™) Library Construction and Screening

A selected β-glucosidase polypeptide (SEQ ID NO:379) was tagged with hexahistidine (6×-His) to facilitate characterization of thermotolerant mutants discovered. Briefly, by using an site-directed mutagenesis (SDM) approach, primers were designed for the purpose of removing the TAA stop codon from the parent BG gene sequence (SEQ ID NO:198), using sequence 20 nucleotides upstream and downstream of the TAA stop codon. Removal of the stop codon allowed translation of the hexahistidine region contained in the pSE420-C-His expression vector (See FIG. 1). The SDM product was then treated with Dpn I enzyme for 4 hours and transformed into One Shot TOP 10 competent cells (Invitrogen, Carlsbad Calif.). Transformants were selected from colonies plated on LB-carb plates, overnight at about 37° C. Plasmids were purified, and BG gene sequences verified using an ABI 3730x1 DNA Analyzer and ABI BigDye® v3.1 cycle sequencing chemistry. The plasmid containing the 6×-His-tagged β-glucosidase polypeptide (SEQ ID NO:380) was mini-prepped, purified, and transformed into a XL1-Blue Competent Cells (200249, Stratagene, La Jolla Calif.). Activity of the expressed β-glucosidase polypeptide was verified using the MUG assay described in Example 1.

The 6×-His-tagged β-glucosidase-encoding gene (SEQ ID NO:380) was mutagenized via GSSM to make the “β-glucosidase GSSM Library.”

The GSSM method is described in U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2009/0220480, pp. 48-50, and was performed with particular modifications as described herein. The β-glucosidase GSSM library was constructed using a 32 codon NNK strategy and transformed into E. coli host XL1-Blue. In the NNK strategy, random peptides are produced by the use of random oligonucleotides for which the codons have the sequence NNK, where N is selected from G, A, T, C and K is selected from G or T.

To accomplish site-saturation mutagenesis every residue of a β-glucosidase enzyme was converted into all 20 amino acids by site directed mutagenesis using 32-fold degenerate oligonucleotide primers. A culture of the β-glucosidase expression construct was grown and a preparation of the plasmid was made. Primers were made to randomize each codon, where the primers have the common structure X₂₀NN(G/T)X₂₀. A reaction mix of 25 μl was prepared containing about 50 ng of plasmid template, 125 ng of each primer, native Pfu polymerase buffer, 200 μM each dNTP and 2.5 units of native Pfu DNA Polymerase. The reaction was cycled in a Perkin-Elmer 9700 thermocycler as follows: Initial denaturation at 95° C. for 3 min, 20 cycles of 95° C. for 45 sec, 50° C. for 45 sec, and 68° C. for 12 min. Final elongation step of 68° C. for 5 min. The reaction mix was digested with 10 units of DpnI at 37° C. for 1 hour to digest the methylated template DNA. 3 μl of each reaction mix were used to transform 50 μl of XL1-Blue cells and the entire transformation mix was plated on large LB-carb plates yielding 200-1000 colonies per plate.

Identification of thermotolerant mutants was carried out by evaluating residual activity using the MUG assay (described in Example 1) following a thermal challenge of 66° C. for 30 minutes. This temperature was selected due to the observation that approximately 5-10% residual activity of the wild-type parent BG (SEQ ID NO:379) remained after a 66° C. challenge (see FIG. 2).

GSSM colonies were grown at 37° C. for about 1 day. Colonies were inoculated into wells of a 384-well plate that contained about 60 μl of LB-carb to generate a master plate (MP). The MP was cultured overnight at 37° C., and was replicated by robotic-pintooling into two separate 384-well plates. One plate contained 60 μl LB-carb per well (designated the induction plate) and the other contained 80 μl LB-carb-10% glycerol for freezing stocks of the library (designated the stock plate). The stock plates were then stored at −80° C. Induction plates were cultured overnight at 37° C. Expression of mutagenized β-glucosidase polypeptides was induced by adding about 20 μl LB-carb containing about 2 mM IPTG and were cultured overnight at 30° C. Cultures were lysed as described previously in Example 1. Lysis plates were stored at −80° C. until assayed.

Lysis plates were centrifuged for about 30 minutes at about 4,000 rpm and about 20° C. About 5 μl aliquots of supernatant from the lysis plate were placed into wells of a new plate containing about 75 μl of reaction buffer (designated the dilution plate). To test the library for thermotolerance about 40 μl aliquots of lysate from the dilution plate were placed into wells of a new plate containing about 40 μl of reaction buffer which was heated to about 66° C. for about 30 minutes. About 10 μl of heat-treated lysate was removed and assayed for β-glucosidase activity as described in Example 1, with the modification that the reaction buffer contained 3 mM MUG, pH 5.5 (final volume of 80 μl). After incubation for about 4 minutes, the plates were read using a single read at the wavelengths given in Example 1. As a control, about 10 μl of unheated lysate from the dilution plate was assayed in parallel. Thermotolerant mutants were identified via residual activity (the amount of activity observed in samples after heating compared to activity in the un-heated sample of the same lysate), in comparison to activity of a control (SEQ ID NO:380). An example of the GSSM library screening plate results are presented in FIG. 3.

Putative thermotolerant mutants were re-confirmed by repeating the assay procedure above with mutants picked in triplicate and re-assayed for residual activity as described for GSSM screening, (see FIG. 4 for an example of triplicate re-assay data).

To further differentiate the mutants, additional plates containing GSSM mutants were challenged for 30 minutes at two temperatures, about 66° C. and 70° C. Residual activity for the mutants was determined using the method described in Example 1, and the data are displayed in Table 3 below. The asterisk (*) indicates a stop codon.

TABLE 3 Secondary Thermotolerance Screen of GSSM mutants: (Activity, Residual activity, thermal challenges, at 66° C. and 70° C., at pH 5.5) Activity Activity Activity (U/mg Protein) @ (U/mg Protein), (U/mg Protein), % % AA-mutations SEQ Ambient (post 66° C. (post 70° C. Residual Residual AA and position ID (~22 C.) challenge) challenge) (66° C.) (70° C.) SEQID (polypeptide) 1 25.93 0.21 0.03 1% 0% 199 A410R 2 26.59 0.04 −0.01 0% 0% 200 A410T K451Q 3 24.49 0.01 −0.02 0% 0% 201, 380 4 25.07 0.04 0.02 0% 0% 202 A449* 5 28.88 1.17 0.11 4% 0% 203 A449C 6 20.76 0.00 0.00 0% 0% 204 A449D 7 29.79 0.10 0.01 0% 0% 205 A68F 8 22.73 0.31 −0.01 1% 0% 206 A68W 9 25.77 0.45 0.01 2% 0% 207 A73G 10 23.80 0.46 0.00 2% 0% 208 A73S 11 32.13 0.58 0.00 2% 0% 208 A73S 12 30.12 0.49 0.00 2% 0% 208 A73S 13 28.70 0.02 0.00 0% 0% 209 D302S 14 11.92 0.03 0.01 0% 0% 210 D414S 15 10.26 0.10 0.07 1% 1% 211 D414T 16 10.06 0.12 0.03 1% 0% 211 D414T 17 31.02 0.00 −0.01 0% 0% 212 D7G 18 24.12 0.01 −0.01 0% 0% 212 D7G 19 28.76 0.02 −0.02 0% 0% 213 D7H 20 27.96 0.00 −0.02 0% 0% 214 E105G 21 16.25 0.01 0.01 0% 0% 215 E428D 22 13.14 −0.01 0.00 0% 0% 216 E428I 23 11.19 0.09 0.04 1% 0% 217 E450C 24 9.58 1.94 0.01 20%  0% 218 F292I 25 12.19 0.70 0.00 6% 0% 219 F292V 26 20.01 4.50 0.02 22%  0% 220 T219A 27 26.61 0.03 −0.01 0% 0% 221 A449E 28 12.28 0.09 −0.01 1% 0% 222 H315F 29 26.37 0.08 0.04 0% 0% 223 H315I 30 28.22 0.14 0.02 0% 0% 224 H315K 31 5.60 4.78 2.54 85%  45%  225 I216V T219A M246K 32 31.81 0.03 0.00 0% 0% 226 I378L 33 31.69 0.15 0.00 0% 0% 227 I63V 34 48.64 0.34 −0.01 1% 0% 227 I63V 35 25.38 0.02 0.01 0% 0% 228 K415A 36 24.70 0.03 0.04 0% 0% 229 K451D 37 14.51 0.00 0.00 0% 0% 230 K6V 37 14.90 0.00 −0.01 0% 0% 230 K6V 38 8.45 0.10 0.02 1% 0% 231 L427G 39 6.91 0.08 −0.03 1% 0% 231 L427G 40 21.84 0.06 0.01 0% 0% 232 L447F 41 24.17 12.49 0.65 52%  3% 233 M246H 42 22.13 3.78 0.05 17%  0% 234 M246K 43 19.32 0.30 0.00 2% 0% 235 M325T 44 18.28 0.22 0.01 1% 0% 235 M325T 45 11.77 0.02 0.02 0% 0% 236 N175S 46 27.82 0.67 0.00 2% 0% 237 N326G 47 29.05 0.63 0.01 2% 0% 237 N326G 48 18.34 0.03 0.00 0% 0% 238 N332E 49 27.62 0.01 −0.01 0% 0% 239 Q139P 50 19.56 0.01 0.02 0% 0% 240 Q142K 51 22.72 0.01 0.00 0% 0% 241 Q366N 52 22.81 −0.03 0.01 0% 0% 242 Q3E 53 28.40 0.03 0.01 0% 0% 243 Q3M 54 23.42 0.00 −0.01 0% 0% 244 Q3R 55 28.36 −0.02 −0.01 0% 0% 245 R416T 56 30.37 4.83 0.02 16%  0% 246 S296T 57 13.66 0.02 −0.01 0% 0% 247 S317K 58 26.96 0.01 0.00 0% 0% 201 59 16.53 0.00 0.01 0% 0% 248 S402T 60 14.94 3.27 0.02 22%  0% 220 T219A 61 21.14 3.89 0.01 18%  0% 220 T219A 62 13.19 1.91 0.01 14%  0% 249 T219S 63 27.10 0.00 −0.01 0% 0% 250 T24D 64 20.15 0.02 −0.01 0% 0% 251 T24H 65 25.71 0.04 0.00 0% 0% 252 T297S 66 28.04 0.79 0.01 3% 0% 253 T441V 67 33.52 0.47 −0.01 1% 0% 253 T441V 68 26.04 0.45 0.02 2% 0% 254 V167A K231E 69 0.03 −0.01 0.00 −29%  −5%  255 V203P 70 18.66 −0.04 −0.01 0% 0% 256 V420L 71 27.91 0.02 −0.01 0% 0% 257 V60R 72 20.65 7.43 0.28 36%  1% 258 W401F 73 29.37 3.42 0.00 12%  0% 259 Y399F 74 13.74 −0.02 0.00 0% 0% 201 75 23.48 4.12 0.02 18%  0% 246 S296T 76 11.83 0.51 −0.01 4% 0% 260 Y74L 198 26.48 0.01 −0.01 0% 0% 380, 201 Parent

In a tertiary thermotolerance screen, a subset of the GSSM library mutants including V203P (SEQ ID NO:255), M246H (SEQ ID NO:233), and the triple mutant I216V-T219A-M246K (SEQ ID NO:225) were evaluated for residual MUG activity after increased thermal challenges (66, 70, and 80° C.) and compared against the wild-type polypeptides (SEQ ID NO:380 and SEQ ID NO:378) and a commercial β-glucosidase benchmark (Cellobiase, Sigma, St Louis, Mo., Catalog# C6105). As shown in Table 4, the triple mutant (I216V-T219A-M246K) showed activity after the 70° C. thermal challenge, while the wild-type polypeptide and commercial benchmark did not have any observable activity after the same challenge.

TABLE 4 (Activity of 3 thermostable GSSM mutants, with WT- (SEQID380) and a commercial benchmark Cellobiase) RT - 66° C. - 70° C. - 80° C. - Activity Activity Activity Activity Residual Residual Residual Sample (U/mg (U/mg (U/mg (U/mg Activity Activity Activity SEQ ID Description protein) protein) protein) protein) (66° C.) (70° C.) (80° C.) 255 V203P 0.253 0.064 0.006 0.000 25.1% 2.5% 0.0% 233 M246H 28.398 23.106 1.931 −0.024 81.4% 6.8% ND 225 I216V, 10.921 6.589 4.234 −0.014 60.3% 38.8%  ND T219A, M246K 378 13473 3.751 0.013 0.000 0.004 0.4% ND 0.1% 380 27394 23.088 0.063 0.038 0.001 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% Cb'ase Commercial 1.969 0.034 0.003 0.002 1.7% 0.1% 0.1% BG

Total protein and purity for a subset of GSSM mutants (V203P, M246H, and the triple mutant (I216V, T219A, M246K) was determined as described in Example 1, and the specific activity (SA) on MUG after 3 thermal challenges (66° C., 70° C., and 80° C. for 30 min), was determined. The specific activity of the triple mutant (I216V-T219A-M246K, SEQ ID NO:255) remained the highest after the 70° C. thermal challenge, while the parent β-glucosidases (SEQ ID NO:378 and SEQ ID NO:380) did not have any observable activity after the same challenge. V203P resulted in an almost complete loss of activity. Results are summarized in Table 5, below.

TABLE 5 Specific Activity (SA) of thermotolerant mutants (U/mg enzyme) RT - 66° C. - 70° C. - 80° C. - Sample Specific Specific Specific Specific De- Activity Activity Activity Activity SEQ scrip- (U/mg EN- (U/mg EN- (U/mg EN- (U/mg EN- ID tion ZYME) ZYME) ZYME) ZYME) 233 M246H 94.659 77.021 6.437 −0.079 225 I216V, 36.404 21.963 14.112 −0.045 T219A, M246K 378 13473 16.039 0.057 −0.001 0.017 380 27394 69.965 0.192 0.116 0.004

Example 3 Further Evolution of Thermotolerance, Via TMCA-Reassembly Method

Thirteen of the amino acid mutations identified from the GSSM screen and listed in Tables 6A and 6B were chosen for combinatorial assembly using the TMCA-reassembly method. This method is described in WO2009/018449 and involves annealing multiple mutagenic oligonucleotides to a denatured double-stranded vector template. Upon digestion of parental DNA, the result is a mixture of clones containing various combinations of mutations, referred to as the “reassembly library.”

Two different parental polypeptides were used to generate two reassembly libraries. For the first library (“Reassembly Library 1”), 13 amino acid changes were reassembled into the original parental β-glucosidase polypeptide (SEQ ID NO:380) and for the second library (“Reassembly Library 2”), 10 amino acid changes were selected for reassembly in an alternate β-glucosidase parental polypeptide (SEQ ID NO:378).

TABLE 6A Reassembly Library for original parental β-glucosidase (SEQ ID NO: 380) Original New Original New Codon Mutation Codon Codon AA AA Location Mutation GAT CAT D H 7 D7H TAT TTG Y L 74 Y74L ATT GTT I V 216 I216V ACG GCG T A 219 T219A ACG AGT T S 219 T219S ATG AAG M K 246 M246K ATG CAT M H 246 M246H TTT GTT F V 292 F292V TTT ATT F I 292 F292I TCA ACT S T 296 S296T TAT TTT Y F 399 Y399F GTA TAT V Y 400 V400Y TGG TTT W F 401 W401F

TABLE 6B Reassembly Library for alternate parental β-glucosidase (SEQ ID NO: 378) Original New Original New Codon Mutation Codon Codon AA AA Location Mutation GAC CAT D H 11 D11H TAT TTG Y L 78 Y78L ACC GCG T A 222 T222A ACC AGT T S 222 T222S TTC CAT F H 248 F248H TTC AAG F K 248 F248K ATC GTT I V 293 I292V TCG ACT S T 297 S297T GCC TAT A Y 398 A398Y TGG TTT W F 399 W399F

Variants from the TMCA-reassembly libraries derived from SEQ ID NO:380 and SEQ ID NO:378 were screened for thermotolerance as described in Example 1, with the following changes: Induction plates from both libraries were cultured at 30° C. overnight; plates from SEQ ID NO:380 library were heated to about 84, 86, 88° C. for 30 minutes; plates from SEQ ID NO:378 library were heated to about 68, 69, and 70° C. for 30 minutes. Residual MUG activity was determined for both libraries as described in Example 1, with the following changes: for the SEQ ID NO:378 reassembly library, the residual activity was determined using the activity of the 68° C. challenged sample as the reference activity, so residual activity listed is percent residual activity of the 68° C. samples. Results for the reassembly library with a β-glucosidase of SEQ ID NO:380 are summarized in Table 7, below. Results for the reassembly library with a β-glucosidase of SEQ ID NO:378 are summarized in Table 8, below.

TABLE 7 Residual Residual Residual Parent amino acid and position (Column Header), reassembly variants with SEQID- SEQID- Activity Activity Activity amino acid changes, listed in rows DNA AA (84° C.) (86° C.) (88° C.) D7 Y74 D154 G200 I216 T219 M246 P253 F292 S296 Y399 V400 W401 77 261 52.3% 18.0%  ND H L V A H V T 78 262 48.4% 12.2%  ND H L V A K I T 79 263 10.3% ND ND H L V A I T 80 264 12.5% ND ND H L V A V T 81 265 38.1% ND ND H L V S K I T Y 82 266 10.6% ND ND H L V S I T Y 83 267 35.8% 95.4%  ND H L V S V T Y 84 268 ND ND ND H L V K V T Y 85 269 61.4% ND ND H L A K I T 86 270 21.3% 7.8% ND H L S K I T 87 271 22.4% ND ND H L S K V T 88 272 ND ND ND H L H V T F Y 89 273 16.5% ND ND H V A H V T 90 274 ND ND ND H V A H T F Y 91 275 17.0% 3.2% ND H V A K I T F Y 92 276 34.7% 13.3%  ND H V A K I T 93 277  8.0% ND ND H V A K T F 94 278 26.4% 5.3% ND H V A V T F F 95 279 13.0% 3.2% ND H V A V T F 96 280 39.8% 15.4%  ND H V S H I T F 97 281 23.3% ND ND H V S H I T Y 98 282 35.0% 13.0%  6.7% H V S H V T F F 99 283 42.0% 13.8%  ND H V S K I T F 100 284 20.0% 5.6% ND H V S K V T Y 101 285 13.0% 3.1% ND H V S I T F F 102 286  9.4% ND ND H V S I T F Y 103 287 18.3% 2.9% ND H V S I T F 104 288 17.7% 4.3% ND H V S V T F F 105 289 13.6% 2.6% ND H V S V T F 106 290 12.8% 3.2% ND H V K I T F F 107 291  9.4% ND ND H V K V T F 108 292 69.2% 28.4%  ND H A H V T F Y 109 293 46.3% 10.8%  ND H A H V T Y 110 294 27.5% ND ND H A K V T F Y 111 295 23.6% 5.1% ND H A I T F F 112 296 14.6% 2.8% ND H A I T F 113 297 21.0% 3.9% ND H A V T F F 114 298 13.3% ND ND H S H I T Y 115 299 28.8% 7.9% ND H S K I T F 116 300 10.9% 3.0% ND H S K I T Y 117 301 21.1% 3.6% ND H S K V T F Y 118 302  3.5% ND ND H S K T F 119 303 18.9% 4.1% ND H S I T F F 119 303 11.8% ND ND H S I T F F 120 304 25.7% 4.9% ND H S P V T F F 121 304 21.7% 8.2% ND H S V T F F 122 305  7.1% ND ND H S V T F 123 306  5.8% ND ND H H V T F F 124 307 19.6% 2.3% ND H K I T F F 125 308  5.6% ND ND L V A I T 126 309 68.0% 17.1%  ND L V A V T Y 127 310 23.2% 5.5% ND L V A V T 128 311 ND ND ND L V S K I T 129 312 22.3% 6.3% ND L V S K V T 130 313 36.6% ND ND L V S I T F Y 131 314 22.5% 4.0% ND L V K V T Y 132 315  7.0% ND ND L A I T 133 316 38.1% 6.2% ND L A V T 134 317 28.5% ND ND L S K I T 135 318 15.2% 4.9% ND L S V T Y 136 319  6.8% ND ND V A H I T F 137 320 49.7% 19.3%  6.7% V A H V T F 138 321  9.4% ND ND V A K I T 139 322 57.1% 22.7%  6.3% V A K V T F F 31 225 ND 2.5% ND V A K 140 323 23.3% 3.9% ND V A I T F F 141 324  8.7% ND ND V A I T F Y 142 325  7.9% ND ND V A V T F Y 143 326 18.3% 4.0% ND V A V T F 144 327 24.1% 5.2% ND V S H I T F F 145 328 28.0% 5.4% ND V S K I T F F 146 329 53.2% 8.8% ND V S K I T F Y 147 330 31.4% 8.9% ND V S K I T F 148 331 24.4% 7.9% ND V S K I T Y 149 332 22.6% 6.5% ND V S K V T F 150 333 ND ND ND N V S K V F F 151 334 21.3% 4.7% ND V S I T F F 152 335 ND ND ND V S I T F Y 153 336 17.6% 4.0% ND V S V T F 154 337  3.1% ND ND V H I T F F 155 338 12.2% ND ND V K I T F F 156 339 12.0% ND ND V K I T F 157 340 34.5% 6.0% ND A K I T F Y 158 341 27.1% 29.4%  ND A K I T Y 159 342 31.4% 7.4% ND A K V T Y 160 343 19.2% 3.4% ND A I T F F 161 344 25.8% 8.4% ND A V T F 162 345 33.7% ND ND S H I T Y 163 346 34.1% 7.4% ND S K I T F Y 164 347 29.9% 11.1%  ND S K I T F 165 348 12.4% ND ND S K I T Y 166 349 28.0% ND ND S K V T F Y 167 350 27.0% 3.7% ND S I T F F 168 351 12.8% ND ND S V T F F 169 352 ND ND ND G S V T F Y 170 353 25.0% 3.0% ND K I T F 171 354  7.0% ND ND K V T F 172 355 ND ND ND I T F F

TABLE 8 ND = no residual activity detected) WT AA (listed in column header), SEQID- SEQID- Avg % residual activity Avg % residual activity reassembly variant with AA changes listed in rows DNA AA (68-69° C.) (68-70° C.) D11 N96 T222 D245 F248 I293 S297 H303 L309 R315 D363 173 356 37.2% 7.9% A H T G 174 357 29.2% 7.4% H H V T H 175 358 34.7% 12.6%  A H T L 176 359 44.7% 9.5% H T R 177 360 34.8% ND H H H V T 178 361 39.2% 8.7% H A H V T 179 362 41.6% 7.2% A H V T 180 363 37.7% 9.0% H S H V T 181 364 25.7% 6.4% S H V T 182 365 36.2% 7.2% H H V T 183 366 39.1% 6.4% H V T 184 367 40.7% 13.7%  A K V T 185 368 28.1% 7.9% S K V T 186 369 28.3% 4.8% K V T 187 370 31.6% ND A V T 188 371 28.5% ND H H T 189 372 41.5% 8.5% H A H T 190 358 34.5% 7.2% A H T 191 373 24.8% 6.5% S H T 192 374 36.9% ND N H T 193 375 37.7% ND H H T 194 374 38.0% 5.9% H T 195 376 25.7% ND H K T 196 377 27.7% 6.8% K T

TABLE 9A Corresp. Sequence Name Sequence Pos. Q3 K6 D7 T24 V60 I63 A68 A73 Y74 SEQ ID NO. Q-3 K-6 D-7 T-24 V-60 I-63 A-68 A-73 Y-74 379/380 SEQ ID NO. 378 Q-4 A-10 D-11 D-28 R-64 V-67 E-72 A-77 Y-78 US8101393-0094 — K-6 D-7 T-24 V-60 I-63 A-68 A-73 Y-74 US8101393-0388 — K-6 D-7 T-24 V-60 I-63 A-68 A-73 Y-74 US8101393-0172 Q-4 A-10 D-11 D-28 R-64 V-67 E-72 G-77 Y-78 JP2011205992-0018 A-2 A-8 D-9 R-26 G-62 I-65 A-70 A-75 Y-76 JP2011205992-0023 K-2 A-8 N-9 S-26 P-62 I-65 E-70 A-75 Y-76 JP2011205992-0022 A-2 P-8 R-9 T-26 Q-62 V-65 N-70 A-75 Y-76 US20110214199- D-4 H-10 D-11 A-28 R-64 I-67 Q-72 A-77 Y-78 58656 US20110214199- D-20 D-26 D-27 A-44 H-80 I-83 R-88 A-93 Y-94 62406 US20110214199- — N-6 D-7 S-24 R-60 V-63 W-68 S-73 Y-74 47919 US20110214199- — E-5 G-6 G-23 E-59 L-62 R-67 A-72 Y-73 60662 US20110214199- — D-12 G-13 T-30 R-66 V-69 D-74 H-79 Y-80 36660 US20110214199- — P-18 A-19 R-36 R-72 V-75 E-80 A-85 Y-86 17908 US20110214199- — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 V-73 Y-74 25308 US20110214199- — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 A-73 Y-74 64004 US20110214199- P-18 S-24 D-25 T-42 R-78 V-81 E-86 A-91 Y-92 25023 US20110214199- — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 V-73 Y-74 52644 US20110214199- — P-15 A-16 R-33 R-69 V-72 D-77 A-82 Y-83 13862 US20110214199- E-3 K-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 29446 US20110214199- — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 A-73 Y-74 5988 US20110214199- — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 A-73 Y-74 23246 US20110214199- E-2 K-8 D-9 K-26 K-62 V-65 S-70 S-75 Y-76 12000 US20110214199- R-3 K-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 I-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 56949 US8101393-0272 — A-18 G-19 T-36 D-72 V-75 R-80 D-85 Y-86 US8101393-0014 T-6 A-12 G-13 D-30 R-66 V-69 G-74 A-79 Y-80 US8101393-0398 A-17 P-23 G-24 A-41 S-77 V-80 E-85 S-90 Y-91 US8101393-0492 A-17 P-23 G-24 A-41 S-77 V-80 E-85 S-90 Y-91 US8101393-0400 P-17 P-23 G-24 T-41 P-77 V-80 D-85 S-90 Y-91 US8101393-0266 — A-17 D-18 A-35 R-71 V-74 E-79 A-84 Y-85 US8101393-0366 — E-4 G-5 G-22 R-58 L-61 W-66 A-71 Y-72 US8101393-0342 T-2 S-8 N-9 N-26 R-62 V-65 D-70 A-75 Y-76 US8101393-0356 T-2 K-8 G-9 R-26 P-62 I-65 A-70 G-75 Y-76 US8101393-0320 S-2 K-8 D-9 N-26 E-62 I-65 E-70 S-75 Y-76 US7314974-19451 — N-4 D-5 S-22 R-58 V-61 W-66 S-71 Y-72 US7314974-8251 — — — T-17 R-53 V-56 E-61 A-66 Y-67 US7630836-9340 D-4 H-10 D-11 A-28 R-64 I-67 Q-72 A-77 Y-78 US7630836-12787 — P-18 A-19 R-36 R-72 V-75 E-80 A-85 Y-86 US20090220480- — D-6 N-7 R-24 G-60 V-63 W-68 A-73 Y-74 0018 US20120034253- — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 V-73 Y-74 0080 US20120034253- — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 A-73 Y-74 0077 US20120034253- — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 A-73 Y-74 0078 WO2012016960- — D-36 G-37 R-54 V-90 V-93 D-98 S-103 Y-104 11369 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0002 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0004 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0006 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0008 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0010 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0012 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0014 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0016 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0018 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0020 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0022 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0026 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0028 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0030 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0032 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0034 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0036 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0038 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0040 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0042 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0044 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0046 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0048 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0050 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0052 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0054 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0056 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0058 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0060 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0062 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0064 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0066 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0068 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0070 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0072 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0074 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0076 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0078 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0080 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0082 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0086 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0084 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0088 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0090 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0092 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0094 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0096 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0098 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0100 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0102 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0104 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0106 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0108 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0110 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0112 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0114 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0116 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0118 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0120 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 D-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0122 US20120015408- K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 0124 US8202716-0464 E-3 E-9 G-10 R-27 Q-63 V-66 E-71 S-76 Y-77 US20110262988- A-2 K-8 D-9 N-26 E-62 I-65 E-70 S-75 Y-76 0002 US20110262988- S-25 K-31 D-32 N-49 E-85 I-88 E-93 S-98 Y-99 0003 US20110151538- S-54 K-60 D-61 N-78 E-114 I-117 E-122 S-127 Y-128 0130 US20100003234- K-2 E-8 N-9 S-26 V-62 V-65 Q-70 A-75 Y-76 0048 US6184018-0012 S-2 K-8 D-9 N-26 E-62 I-65 E-70 S-75 Y-76 US6377893-0063 — K-3 D-4 N-21 E-57 I-60 E-65 S-70 Y-71 ACJ34717 K-11 K-17 D-18 T-35 V-71 V-74 T-79 G-84 Y-85 ADD27066 K-2 A-8 N-9 S-26 P-62 I-65 E-70 A-75 Y-76 ACZ42845 A-9 A-15 D-16 R-33 Q-69 I-72 R-77 A-82 Y-83 ABQ91969 T-2 Q-8 G-9 R-26 R-62 I-65 S-70 A-75 Y-76 ABU56651 A-2 D-8 D-9 R-26 R-62 I-65 S-70 A-75 Y-76 AEY92801 D-6 H-12 D-13 A-30 R-66 I-69 Q-74 A-79 Y-80 CAD55382 D-20 D-26 D-27 A-44 H-80 I-83 R-88 A-93 Y-94 AD073143 T-2 K-8 E-9 M-26 R-62 I-65 G-70 H-75 Y-76 CCA60311 — A-18 G-19 T-36 D-72 V-75 R-80 D-85 Y-86 ADI15206 P-13 P-19 G-20 H-37 E-73 L-76 S-81 S-86 Y-87 ADI12494 D-6 H-12 D-13 A-30 R-66 I-69 R-74 A-79 Y-80 ACU35736 E-2 E-8 G-9 K-26 E-62 V-65 D-70 A-75 Y-76 BAC69512 D-4 H-10 D-11 A-28 R-64 I-67 Q-72 A-77 Y-78 AEN08263 D-6 R-12 D-13 G-30 P-66 I-69 R-74 A-79 Y-80 CCA53915 D-25 P-31 D-32 A-49 P-85 I-88 G-93 A-98 Y-99 CAJ88063 D-6 A-12 D-13 A-30 P-66 I-69 R-74 A-79 Y-80 ABF87202 — N-6 D-7 S-24 R-60 V-63 W-68 S-73 Y-74 BAJ30040 H-3 A-9 N-10 S-27 P-63 L-66 S-71 A-76 Y-77 ACO44852 T-4 N-10 G-11 S-28 P-64 L-67 E-72 A-77 Y-78 AF059750 — E-12 G-13 H-30 P-66 V-69 D-74 H-79 Y-80 BAJ31549 Q-27 A-33 G-34 D-51 R-87 V-90 E-95 A-100 Y-101 ACY97307 T-18 Q-24 D-25 A-42 R-78 V-81 E-86 A-91 Y-92 ACM06095 S-2 H-8 G-9 G-26 P-62 V-65 E-70 A-75 Y-76 AEI64652 — N-6 D-7 H-24 R-60 V-63 W-68 S-73 Y-74 BAG17581 D-20 A-26 D-27 A-44 P-80 I-83 Q-88 A-93 Y-94 AEM83530 D-6 H-12 D-13 A-30 R-66 I-69 R-74 A-79 Y-80 ADG89307 — E-16 G-17 D-34 R-70 V-73 E-78 A-83 Y-84 ABG04991 — E-5 G-6 G-23 E-59 L-62 R-67 A-72 Y-73 ABP54026 P-17 P-23 G-24 T-41 D-77 V-80 E-85 S-90 Y-91 ABV97405 P-17 P-23 G-24 T-41 D-77 V-80 E-85 S-90 Y-91 ADH60167 — K-6 D-7 N-24 K-60 V-63 E-68 A-73 Y-74 ADV80493 — K-6 D-7 N-24 K-60 V-63 E-68 A-73 Y-74 AEM77729 — K-6 E-7 N-24 K-60 V-63 E-68 A-73 Y-74 ABK71329 — D-12 G-13 T-30 R-66 V-69 D-74 H-79 Y-80 ACZ89864 — T-20 G-21 K-38 A-74 V-77 D-82 A-87 Y-88 BAC72965 — P-18 A-19 R-36 R-72 V-75 E-80 A-85 Y-86 ADD25173 M-1 K-7 D-8 N-25 K-61 V-64 E-69 A-74 Y-75 ABF44291 R-12 A-18 G-19 S-36 E-72 L-75 A-80 A-85 Y-86 AEY93261 G-9 P-15 G-16 R-33 R-69 V-72 D-77 S-82 Y-83 1NP2 — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 V-73 Y-74 AEG34643 — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 A-73 Y-74 AFR07907 — E-9 D-10 T-27 A-63 I-66 A-71 A-76 Y-77 AEB43702 A-17 P-23 G-24 A-41 G-77 V-80 E-85 S-90 Y-91 BAL92882 — D-21 G-22 R-39 A-75 V-78 D-83 A-88 Y-89 CCA59876 — A-17 D-18 A-35 R-71 V-74 E-79 A-84 Y-85 ACU74192 — E-8 N-9 A-26 R-62 V-65 K-70 A-75 Y-76 ABV96319 — D-8 N-9 R-26 A-62 V-65 E-70 A-75 Y-76 AF053528 — K-19 G-20 S-37 R-73 V-76 E-81 A-86 Y-87 AFH40090 — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 V-73 Y-74 ADL49193 — E-8 G-9 R-26 A-62 V-65 D-70 A-75 Y-76 AFE08200 — P-6 D-7 R-24 P-60 I-63 W-68 S-73 Y-74 AAN05441 — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 A-73 Y-74 CAJ90043 — P-9 G-10 R-27 R-63 V-66 D-71 S-76 Y-77 AEY89575 — P-11 A-12 R-29 R-65 V-68 E-73 A-78 Y-79 AAF37730 P-18 S-24 D-25 T-42 R-78 V-81 E-86 A-91 Y-92 BAL98072 S-2 K-8 G-9 Q-26 R-62 V-65 E-70 A-75 Y-76 AAN05440 — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 V-73 Y-74 AEM77895 — K-6 E-7 N-24 K-60 V-63 E-68 A-73 Y-74 ADB34272 — T-17 G-18 A-35 R-71 V-74 D-79 A-84 Y-85 ABW87307 — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 V-73 Y-74 AF322365 1 — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 V-73 Y-74 CAC10107 — P-15 A-16 R-33 R-69 V-72 D-77 A-82 Y-83 AEB47478 — E-8 N-9 R-26 A-62 V-65 E-70 A-75 Y-76 ADL45220 P-17 S-23 D-24 T-41 P-77 V-80 D-85 S-90 Y-91 ABK51908 — D-20 R-21 A-38 V-74 V-77 D-82 S-87 Y-88 CAN94460 P-2 D-8 N-9 N-26 P-62 I-65 S-70 A-75 Y-76 AEF18219 — K-6 D-7 N-24 K-60 I-63 E-68 A-73 Y-74 ADD39191 — A-29 G-30 R-47 R-83 V-86 E-91 A-96 Y-97 ABP52811 — E-8 N-9 H-26 A-62 V-65 G-70 T-75 Y-76 AEV88819 — D-36 G-37 R-54 V-90 V-93 D-98 S-103 Y-104 AEY89570 — T-20 G-21 A-38 R-74 V-77 E-82 A-87 Y-88 ADD01635 — K-6 D-7 D-24 K-60 V-63 E-68 A-73 Y-74 CAB95278 — P-9 G-10 T-27 P-63 V-66 D-71 S-76 Y-77 AEN13042 — P-9 G-10 E-27 P-63 V-66 D-71 S-76 Y-77 ACY97750 — P-12 G-13 D-30 A-66 V-69 E-74 A-79 Y-80 ADI10010 — P-7 G-8 Q-25 R-61 V-64 D-69 A-74 Y-75 CCB72805 — T-15 G-16 R-33 A-69 V-72 G-77 A-82 Y-83 ACY14034 — A-20 D-21 N-38 P-74 V-77 S-82 T-87 Y-88 AAZ55664 — A-11 G-12 H-29 P-65 V-68 R-73 A-78 Y-79 ADW02698 — P-9 G-10 E-27 P-63 V-66 D-71 S-76 Y-77 ABC33525 — K-7 D-8 N-25 Q-61 V-64 G-69 A-74 Y-75 ADB34282 E-3 Q-9 D-10 A-27 P-63 L-66 Q-71 A-76 Y-77 AAM23648 E-3 K-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 CCH86028 — P-18 G-19 D-36 P-72 V-75 D-80 A-85 Y-86 ADV67544 H-9 A-15 D-16 N-33 P-69 L-72 D-77 A-82 Y-83 ACZ89862 — E-21 G-22 R-39 P-75 V-78 D-83 A-88 Y-89 ADH66252 — E-9 G-10 T-27 A-63 V-66 Q-71 A-76 Y-77 ADV80605 — R-6 D-7 N-24 K-60 V-63 E-68 A-73 Y-74 ADW05507 — T-20 G-21 A-38 R-74 V-77 Q-82 A-87 Y-88 BAA86923 — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 A-73 Y-74 AAN05438 — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 A-73 Y-74 CAC16438 — K-20 G-21 A-38 S-74 V-77 E-82 A-87 Y-88 CAJ89567 — K-20 G-21 A-38 R-74 V-77 E-82 A-87 Y-88 AFD27167 T-20 Q-26 G-27 S-44 E-80 L-83 S-88 A-93 Y-94 BAG20044 — T-27 G-28 T-45 P-81 V-84 E-89 D-94 Y-95 ACU71435 — R-7 D-8 G-25 P-61 V-64 S-69 T-74 Y-75 ADG87563 — D-43 G-44 A-61 A-97 V-100 G-105 A-110 Y-111 ABI35984 — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 A-73 Y-74 CAB42553 — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 A-73 Y-74 1UG6 — E-6 K-7 Q-24 E-60 I-63 S-68 A-73 Y-74 CAA91220 K-3 R-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 AFK85369 — K-6 G-7 N-24 K-60 V-63 E-68 A-73 Y-74 AEN10177 — T-21 G-22 A-39 R-75 V-78 R-83 A-88 Y-89 AEM87460 — P-7 G-8 Q-25 R-61 V-64 E-69 A-74 Y-75 AAZ81839 E-3 E-9 G-10 R-27 Q-63 V-66 E-71 S-76 Y-77 ADU50085 — E-31 G-32 H-49 A-85 V-88 R-93 S-98 Y-99 AEK47062 — P-20 D-21 S-38 P-74 I-77 E-82 T-87 Y-88 ABD68852 K-13 L-19 D-20 D-37 P-73 L-76 S-81 A-86 Y-87 ACL38401 — E-10 D-11 H-28 R-64 V-67 R-72 A-77 Y-78 ABS05424 — P-22 G-23 A-40 R-76 I-79 R-84 S-89 Y-90 AEK43773 — P-4 G-5 T-22 S-58 V-61 R-66 A-71 Y-72 AEV87561 — M-1 T-2 A-19 P-51 V-54 S-59 A-64 Y-65 ACZ86244 P-11 T-17 G-18 S-35 R-71 V-74 D-79 A-84 Y-85 AEB46173 — P-8 G-9 K-26 A-62 L-65 A-70 A-75 Y-76 BAG21567 — T-22 G-23 A-40 R-76 V-79 R-84 A-89 Y-90 ABX05041 T-2 S-8 D-9 F-26 R-62 V-65 R-70 A-75 Y-76 AFR09943 — P-25 D-26 R-43 E-79 V-82 E-87 T-92 Y-93 ACZ89285 — A-16 G-17 D-34 P-70 V-73 G-78 A-83 Y-84 ACV58907 — E-6 G-7 R-24 Q-60 V-63 E-68 S-73 Y-74 ADG89462 — — M-1 R-18 P-54 V-57 E-62 A-67 Y-68 ADU09756 — A-25 G-26 D-43 R-79 V-82 G-87 A-92 Y-93 ACZ90607 — — M-1 A-18 P-54 V-57 G-62 S-67 Y-68 ADG73989 — A-14 D-15 A-32 P-68 V-71 D-76 A-81 Y-82 AEG45154 G-34 D-40 G-41 S-58 R-94 V-97 R-102 T-107 Y-108 AEJ43907 — D-6 A-7 R-24 E-60 V-63 E-68 S-73 Y-74 ACZ20790 — E-21 G-22 R-39 A-75 T-78 D-83 A-88 Y-89 CCB77455 P-4 S-10 D-11 T-28 P-64 V-67 G-72 A-77 Y-78 ADL46625 — P-22 T-23 A-40 P-76 V-79 D-84 T-89 Y-90 ADU10772 — P-22 T-23 A-40 P-76 V-79 D-84 T-89 Y-90 ADD45899 — P-10 D-11 T-28 D-64 V-67 E-72 A-77 Y-78 CCA53920 — P-21 H-22 A-39 P-75 V-78 S-83 T-88 Y-89 BAJ28512 — P-21 G-22 A-39 R-75 V-78 D-83 S-88 Y-89 ACL70277 A-2 E-8 D-9 N-26 R-62 I-65 E-70 S-75 Y-76 CBG72797 — P-15 A-16 R-33 R-69 V-72 D-77 A-82 Y-83 AEW05616 H-3 A-9 D-10 N-27 A-63 I-66 D-71 S-76 Y-77 AEB46623 — A-6 G-7 G-24 A-60 I-63 E-68 A-73 Y-74 1GNX — E-20 G-21 A-38 R-74 V-77 E-82 A-87 Y-88 ACV76621 — E-10 D-11 T-28 S-64 L-67 G-72 A-77 Y-78 ACZ31628 G-35 D-41 G-42 R-59 R-95 V-98 S-103 T-108 Y-109 ADH67953 — A-8 S-9 H-26 G-62 V-65 D-70 L-75 Y-76 ADB34290 — A-21 G-22 D-39 P-75 V-78 D-83 T-88 Y-89 ADU09106 P-29 A-35 G-36 T-53 A-89 T-92 G-97 A-102 Y-103 CAA82733 — E-20 G-21 A-38 R-74 V-77 E-82 A-87 Y-88 CBG67455 — R-37 G-38 A-55 N-91 V-94 E-99 A-104 Y-105 CAN00920 — P-27 G-28 D-45 D-81 L-84 A-89 A-94 Y-95 ADX71280 — Q-10 G-11 H-28 K-64 V-67 S-72 A-77 Y-78 ACQ81085 V-18 A-24 D-25 W-42 A-78 V-81 E-86 A-91 Y-92 3AHX E-2 K-8 D-9 K-26 K-62 V-65 S-70 S-75 Y-76 ACU35632 — P-19 S-20 A-37 P-73 V-76 S-81 T-86 Y-87 AEV86556 — D-12 G-13 A-30 R-63 V-66 D-71 A-76 Y-77 AEG45006 — T-19 D-20 T-37 P-73 V-76 R-81 A-86 Y-87 BAG18801 — A-21 D-22 A-39 P-75 V-78 G-83 T-88 Y-89 ADI03707 R-13 P-19 G-20 D-37 R-73 V-76 R-81 S-86 Y-87 CAQ00266 — P-27 G-28 D-45 E-81 L-84 A-89 A-94 Y-95 ADD43929 A-3 D-9 G-10 D-27 G-63 I-66 R-71 V-76 Y-77 ADJ49823 — K-5 G-6 T-23 P-59 I-62 D-67 A-72 Y-73 ABX05062 V-4 A-10 D-11 H-28 P-64 L-67 E-72 S-77 Y-78 ADL48215 P-5 A-11 G-12 T-29 A-65 T-68 G-73 A-78 Y-79 ACU70272 P-6 A-12 S-13 A-30 A-66 T-69 D-74 A-79 Y-80 ADG88606 P-11 P-17 E-18 S-35 R-71 V-74 E-79 A-84 Y-85 AEW47954 T-3 S-9 N-10 H-27 K-63 I-66 Q-71 A-76 Y-77 ACD20223 D-28 K-34 S-35 N-52 Q-88 V-91 G-96 A-101 Y-102 AFC28171 N-2 S-8 D-9 S-26 P-62 I-65 E-70 S-75 Y-76 ADW03239 — A-20 G-21 S-38 P-74 V-77 G-82 T-87 Y-88 CBT74727 — K-13 E-14 H-31 R-67 V-70 E-75 S-80 Y-81 CAM04686 — P-11 G-12 K-29 A-65 V-68 E-73 A-78 Y-79 ACZ20966 — A-13 D-14 T-31 A-67 V-70 D-75 A-80 Y-81 AEV38153 N-17 K-23 D-24 N-41 E-77 V-80 E-85 A-90 Y-91 BAJ26623 R-4 A-9 G-10 D-27 P-63 V-66 D-71 G-76 Y-77 BAL91665 — M-1 T-2 F-19 P-51 V-54 S-59 A-64 Y-65 ACV09397 — A-11 D-12 R-29 S-65 I-68 A-73 A-78 Y-79 ADG20157 — E-8 D-9 H-26 E-62 L-65 E-70 A-75 Y-76 ADC61565 — D-7 D-8 L-25 L-61 V-64 E-69 A-74 Y-75 ACM66669 — K-13 E-14 H-31 R-67 V-70 E-75 S-80 Y-81 ABD68843 — K-15 N-16 E-33 A-69 L-72 G-77 A-82 Y-83 ABS61373 K-3 K-9 D-10 K-27 K-63 V-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 CBA30283 P-16 S-22 D-23 A-40 E-76 L-79 S-84 S-89 Y-90 AAA22266 S-2 S-8 D-9 N-26 E-62 V-65 D-70 V-75 Y-76 CAA42814 S-2 K-8 D-9 N-26 E-62 I-65 E-70 S-75 Y-76 ABN51453 S-25 K-31 D-32 N-49 E-85 I-88 E-93 S-98 Y-99 ACZ00292 — A-5 D-6 T-23 P-59 L-62 D-67 A-72 Y-73 AEI12946 — A-14 D-15 Q-32 P-68 V-71 E-76 A-81 Y-82 ABS15474 S-17 K-23 D-24 Y-41 R-77 I-80 A-85 A-90 Y-91 ADL51094 E-2 K-8 D-9 K-26 K-62 V-65 S-70 S-75 Y-76 AFG34202 R-3 K-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 I-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 AAN60220 R-3 K-9 D-10 N-27 K-63 I-66 E-71 A-76 Y-77 Corresp. Sequence Name Sequence Pos. E105 Q139 Q142 D154 V167 N175 V203 I216 SEQ ID NO. 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C-183 S-191 T-219 T-232 ABX05041 E-107 E-141 V-144 D-156 C-169 I-177 V-205 V-217 AFR09943 A-124 H-158 A-161 D-173 C-186 V-194 A-222 V-238 ACZ89285 A-115 E-149 A-152 D-163 C-176 E-184 A-212 V-225 ACV58907 E-104 S-138 L-141 D-153 C-166 I-174 V-202 I-214 ADG89462 A-99 A-133 A-136 D-148 V-161 L-169 V-197 V-208 ADU09756 A-124 E-158 A-161 D-173 C-186 E-194 V-222 V-235 ACZ90607 A-99 Y-133 A-136 D-148 V-161 M-169 A-197 V-208 ADG73989 R-113 E-147 A-150 D-162 C-175 S-183 A-211 V-224 AEG45154 E-138 Y-172 A-175 D-187 C-200 S-208 V-236 L-248 AEJ43907 K-104 S-138 L-141 D-153 C-166 I-174 V-202 I-214 ACZ20790 S-123 Y-157 A-160 D-172 C-185 A-193 T-221 L-233 CCB77455 A-109 H-148 A-151 D-163 V-176 L-184 A-212 V-222 ADL46625 E-121 Y-155 A-158 D-170 C-183 Y-191 T-219 L-232 ADU10772 E-121 Y-155 A-158 D-170 C-183 Y-191 T-219 L-232 ADD45899 R-109 L-143 A-146 D-158 C-171 S-179 T-207 I-219 CCA53920 E-120 H-154 A-157 D-169 C-182 E-190 V-218 L-231 BAJ28512 T-120 H-154 A-157 D-169 C-182 S-190 V-218 V-231 ACL70277 N-107 K-141 A-144 G-156 V-169 F-177 V-205 I-217 CBG72797 E-114 H-148 A-151 D-163 C-176 S-184 V-212 I-225 AEW05616 E-107 E-141 N-144 R-156 C-169 L-177 V-205 I-217 AEB46623 G-105 H-139 A-142 D-154 I-167 T-175 V-203 V-214 1GNX E-119 E-153 A-156 D-168 C-181 S-189 V-217 C-230 ACV76621 G-109 L-143 A-146 D-158 C-171 S-179 G-207 L-220 ACZ31628 E-139 Y-173 A-176 D-188 C-201 G-209 T-237 V-249 ADH67953 T-107 Y-141 A-144 D-156 C-169 V-177 T-205 V-216 ADB34290 E-120 Y-154 A-157 D-169 C-182 Y-190 T-218 I-231 ADU09106 G-134 A-168 A-171 D-183 I-196 M-204 V-232 V-243 CAA82733 E-119 E-153 A-156 D-168 C-181 S-189 V-217 C-230 CBG67455 A-136 E-170 A-173 D-185 C-198 S-206 V-234 V-247 CAN00920 G-126 Y-160 A-163 D-175 C-188 A-196 V-224 F-237 ADX71280 E-108 Y-142 A-145 D-157 C-170 A-178 A-206 L-218 ACQ81085 A-122 Q-156 V-159 D-171 C-184 G-192 I-220 L-232 3AHX E-107 D-141 V-144 D-156 V-169 L-177 V-205 I-217 ACU35632 E-118 H-152 A-155 D-167 C-180 V-188 T-216 F-229 AEV86556 A-108 D-142 A-145 D-157 C-170 E-178 V-206 V-218 AEG45006 A-118 L-152 A-155 D-167 C-180 S-188 V-216 T-228 BAG18801 E-120 L-154 A-157 D-169 C-182 H-190 A-218 L-232 ADI03707 A-118 E-152 A-155 D-167 C-180 E-188 V-216 V-227 CAQ00266 G-126 Y-160 A-163 D-175 C-188 A-196 V-224 F-237 ADD43929 A-108 A-142 A-145 D-157 E-170 L-178 T-206 V-217 ADJ49823 E-103 S-137 A-140 D-152 C-165 S-173 A-201 F-214 ABX05062 G-109 L-143 A-146 E-158 V-171 Q-179 T-207 I-219 ADL48215 G-110 A-144 A-147 D-159 I-172 M-180 V-208 V-219 ACU70272 S-111 H-145 A-148 D-160 I-173 F-181 V-209 V-220 ADG88606 E-116 K-150 A-153 D-165 C-178 S-186 V-214 I-226 AEW47954 E-108 G-142 A-145 D-157 C-170 S-178 M-206 A-219 ACD20223 R-132 Y-166 A-169 G-181 C-194 N-202 V-230 V-242 AFC28171 Q-106 A-140 E-143 D-155 C-168 M-176 V-204 I-216 ADW03239 E-119 L-153 A-156 D-168 C-181 Y-189 A-217 L-231 CBT74727 E-111 Y-145 V-148 D-160 C-173 A-181 T-209 I-220 CAM04686 E-109 A-143 A-146 D-158 C-171 S-179 M-207 F-220 ACZ20966 G-112 E-146 A-149 D-161 C-174 S-182 A-210 V-223 AEV38153 L-122 D-157 V-160 A-172 T-185 L-193 V-222 I-234 BAJ26623 G-108 H-142 A-145 D-157 V-170 L-178 A-206 V-216 BAL91665 E-96 Y-130 A-133 D-145 C-158 H-166 A-194 V-204 ACV09397 G-110 Y-144 A-147 T-159 C-172 S-180 G-208 V-221 ADG20157 G-107 Y-142 A-145 D-157 C-170 T-178 L-206 L-218 ADC61565 A-106 H-140 A-143 D-155 V-168 D-176 V-204 I-215 ACM66669 E-111 Y-145 L-148 D-160 C-173 A-181 T-209 I-220 ABD68843 G-114 Q-148 V-151 D-163 V-176 I-184 L-212 L-224 ABS61373 E-107 M-141 R-144 D-156 C-169 T-177 V-205 I-217 CBA30283 G-121 Y-156 A-159 D-171 C-184 Q-192 L-220 L-232 AAA22266 E-107 D-141 A-144 G-156 C-169 L-177 V-205 I-217 CAA42814 L-107 D-141 T-144 D-156 V-169 L-177 V-205 I-217 ABN51453 L-130 D-164 T-167 D-179 V-192 L-200 V-228 I-240 ACZ00292 G-104 H-138 A-141 D-153 V-166 F-174 V-202 I-214 AEI12946 R-113 E-147 A-150 D-162 C-175 S-183 A-211 I-224 ABS15474 D-122 D-156 A-159 D-171 T-184 S-192 V-221 V-233 ADL51094 E-107 D-141 V-144 D-156 V-169 L-177 V-205 I-217 AFG34202 E-107 L-141 R-144 D-156 C-169 T-177 V-205 V-217 AAN60220 E-107 L-141 R-144 D-156 C-169 T-177 V-205 V-217

TABLE 9B Corresp. Sequence Name Sequence Pos. T219 K231 D243 M246 F292 S296 T297 D302 H315 SEQ ID NO. 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I-308 S-312 R-313 A-318 D-340 US8101393-0266 S-230 — D-253 G-256 I-303 T-307 P-308 H-313 M-339 US8101393-0366 V-215 — D-233 H-236 V-279 T-283 R-284 R-289 P-300 US8101393-0342 T-220 S-232 D-243 F-246 V-298 T-302 R-303 S-308 L-322 US8101393-0356 V-220 S-232 H-243 F-246 V-291 S-295 R-296 D-301 N-312 US8101393-0320 A-220 K-232 F-243 A-246 F-293 S-297 S-298 Y-303 S-316 US7314974-19451 T-216 S-228 D-239 F-242 I-294 S-298 R-299 S-304 H-318 US7314974-8251 A-215 — D-238 R-241 V-288 N-292 P-293 G-298 H-321 US7630836-9340 V-222 R-234 D-245 V-248 L-292 F-296 P-297 D-302 R-316 US7630836-12787 S-231 — D-254 A-257 L-304 T-308 P-309 A-314 D-340 US20090220480- V-218 S-230 D-241 F-244 I-296 S-300 R-301 S-306 M-320 0018 US20120034253- V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 0080 US20120034253- V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 0077 US20120034253- V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 0078 WO2012016960- T-247 — D-271 A-274 I-321 N-325 P-326 A-331 G-346 11369 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0002 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0004 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0006 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0008 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0010 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0012 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0014 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0016 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0018 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0020 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0022 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0026 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0028 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0030 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0032 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0034 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0036 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0038 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0040 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0042 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0044 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0046 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0048 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0050 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0052 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0054 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0056 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0058 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0060 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0062 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0064 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0066 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0068 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0070 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0072 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0074 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0076 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0078 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0080 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0082 US20120015408- A-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0086 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0084 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0088 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0090 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0092 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0094 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0096 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0098 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0100 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0102 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0104 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0106 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0108 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0110 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0112 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0114 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0116 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0118 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0120 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0122 US20120015408- T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 0124 US8202716-0464 T-220 N-232 D-243 Q-246 V-294 T-298 R-299 D-304 H-315 US20110262988- A-220 K-232 F-243 A-246 F-293 S-297 S-298 Y-303 S-316 0002 US20110262988- A-243 K-255 F-266 A-269 F-316 S-320 S-321 Y-326 S-339 0003 US20110151538- A-272 K-284 F-295 A-298 F-345 S-349 S-350 Y-355 S-368 0130 US20100003234- T-221 E-232 D-244 M-247 I-294 T-298 R-299 A-304 P-315 0048 US6184018-0012 A-220 K-232 F-243 A-246 F-293 S-297 S-298 Y-303 S-316 US6377893-0063 A-215 K-227 F-238 A-241 F-288 S-292 S-293 Y-298 S-311 ACJ34717 T-230 K-242 D-254 M-257 F-303 S-307 T-308 D-313 H-326 ADD27066 T-220 — D-243 Q-246 I-290 S-294 R-295 N-300 R-312 ACZ42845 T-227 S-239 D-250 M-253 V-298 S-302 P-303 H-308 R-321 ABQ91969 T-219 S-231 D-242 F-245 V-292 S-296 R-297 D-302 R-315 ABU56651 T-219 S-231 D-242 F-245 V-292 S-296 R-297 D-302 R-315 AEY92801 V-224 R-236 D-247 V-250 L-294 F-298 P-299 D-304 R-318 CAD55382 V-238 R-250 D-261 T-264 L-308 F-312 P-313 A-318 R-332 AD073143 T-220 S-232 D-243 F-246 I-298 N-302 R-303 S-308 F-322 CCA60311 T-231 — D-254 G-257 I-304 S-308 P-309 A-314 R-328 ADI15206 V-231 A-243 D-254 F-257 V-302 S-306 R-307 H-312 P-323 ADI12494 V-224 R-236 D-247 T-250 L-294 F-298 P-299 D-304 R-318 ACU35736 T-219 — D-243 Q-246 V-293 T-297 E-298 S-303 H-327 BAC69512 V-222 R-234 D-245 V-248 L-292 F-296 P-297 D-302 R-316 AEN08263 V-224 R-236 D-247 T-250 L-294 F-298 P-299 D-304 V-318 CCA53915 V-248 R-260 D-271 T-274 L-318 F-322 P-323 D-328 L-342 CAJ88063 V-224 R-236 D-247 T-250 L-294 F-298 P-299 D-304 L-318 ABF87202 T-218 S-230 D-241 F-244 I-296 S-300 R-301 S-306 H-320 BAJ30040 V-221 S-233 D-244 I-247 L-291 F-295 R-296 D-301 G-315 ACO44852 V-222 S-234 D-245 A-248 V-293 T-297 R-298 A-303 P-309 AFO59750 T-223 — D-246 M-249 V-296 S-300 R-301 A-306 D-321 BAJ31549 T-246 — D-269 A-272 I-319 T-323 P-324 A-329 H-354 ACY97307 A-236 — D-259 Q-262 I-309 T-313 R-314 G-319 H-343 ACM06095 T-220 Q-232 D-243 L-246 I-290 A-294 P-295 A-300 E-314 AEI64652 T-218 S-230 D-241 F-244 I-296 S-300 R-301 S-306 H-320 BAG17581 V-238 S-250 D-261 I-264 L-308 F-312 R-313 A-318 V-332 AEM83530 V-224 R-236 D-247 T-250 L-294 F-298 P-299 D-304 R-318 ADG89307 T-227 A-239 D-250 V-253 V-300 Y-304 R-305 A-310 V-332 ABG04991 T-217 — D-240 A-243 V-290 M-294 R-295 A-300 G-319 ABP54026 T-236 — D-259 A-262 I-309 S-313 R-314 A-319 D-341 ABV97405 T-236 — D-259 A-262 I-309 S-313 R-314 A-319 H-341 ADH60167 T-219 K-231 D-242 S-245 V-293 T-297 R-298 Y-303 N-313 ADV80493 T-219 K-231 D-242 A-245 V-293 T-297 R-298 Y-303 N-313 AEM77729 T-219 K-231 D-242 S-245 V-293 T-297 R-298 Y-303 N-313 ABK71329 T-224 — D-247 S-250 V-297 F-301 R-302 F-307 D-326 ACZ89864 V-231 V-243 D-262 L-265 I-312 N-316 P-317 S-322 D-337 BAC72965 S-231 — D-254 A-257 L-304 T-308 P-309 A-314 D-340 ADD25173 T-220 K-232 D-243 A-246 V-294 T-298 R-299 Y-304 N-314 ABF44291 V-230 R-242 D-253 F-256 V-301 S-305 R-306 A-311 P-317 AEY93261 T-226 S-238 D-249 H-252 I-300 R-304 P-305 D-310 G-332 1NP2 V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 AEG34643 V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 AFR07907 A-221 — D-244 R-247 V-294 T-298 P-299 G-304 E-327 AEB43702 T-235 — D-258 A-261 V-308 S-312 R-313 A-318 D-340 BAL92882 T-232 — D-256 A-259 I-306 T-310 P-311 A-316 G-331 CCA59876 S-230 — D-253 G-256 I-303 T-307 P-308 H-313 M-339 ACU74192 T-221 — D-244 Q-247 I-294 N-298 P-299 A-304 G-332 ABV96319 T-219 — D-243 Q-246 V-293 T-297 P-298 G-303 G-319 AF053528 T-232 — D-255 A-258 V-305 T-309 P-310 E-315 Q-340 AFH40090 V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 ADL49193 T-219 — D-243 H-246 L-293 A-297 P-298 G-303 G-318 AFE08200 T-218 S-230 D-241 F-244 V-296 S-300 R-301 S-306 F-320 AAN05441 V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 CAJ90043 T-220 S-232 D-243 H-246 V-294 R-298 P-299 G-304 R-326 AEY89575 S-224 — D-247 A-250 L-297 T-301 P-302 A-307 D-333 AAF37730 A-240 — D-263 R-266 V-313 N-317 P-318 G-323 H-346 BAL98072 T-220 T-232 D-243 F-246 V-298 S-302 R-303 A-308 P-320 AAN05440 V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 AEM77895 T-219 K-231 D-242 S-245 V-293 T-297 R-298 Y-303 N-313 ADB34272 T-227 — D-250 Q-253 V-300 S-304 R-305 G-310 H-335 ABW87307 V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 AF322365 1 V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 CAC10107 S-228 — D-251 S-254 L-301 T-305 P-306 A-311 D-337 AEB47478 T-219 — D-243 H-246 I-293 A-297 P-298 G-303 A-319 ADL45220 T-235 — D-258 A-261 V-308 S-312 R-313 A-318 D-340 ABK51908 T-233 — D-256 Q-259 V-306 N-310 P-311 H-316 D-341 CAN94460 T-221 S-233 D-244 F-247 L-299 S-303 R-304 S-309 H-323 AEF18219 T-218 K-230 D-241 S-244 I-292 S-296 R-297 Y-302 A-312 ADD39191 G-242 — D-265 A-268 L-315 T-319 P-320 A-325 H-351 ABP52811 T-219 — D-243 H-246 V-293 A-297 P-298 G-303 G-319 AEV88819 T-247 — D-271 A-274 I-321 N-325 P-326 A-331 G-346 AEY89570 T-233 — D-256 G-259 V-307 S-311 P-312 L-317 H-343 ADD01635 T-219 K-231 D-242 S-245 V-293 T-297 R-298 Y-303 N-313 CAB95278 T-220 S-232 D-243 H-246 V-294 R-298 P-299 D-304 R-326 AEN13042 T-220 S-232 D-243 H-246 I-294 R-298 P-299 A-304 S-326 ACY97750 T-222 — D-243 A-246 V-293 A-297 P-298 R-303 E-329 ADI10010 S-220 — D-243 A-246 I-293 T-297 P-298 A-303 R-329 CCB72805 C-228 — D-251 G-254 V-301 T-305 P-306 A-311 R-337 ACY14034 T-233 — D-256 G-259 I-306 F-310 G-311 G-316 R-333 AAZ55664 T-222 S-234 E-245 H-248 I-295 R-299 P-300 D-305 R-327 ADW02698 T-220 S-232 D-243 H-246 I-294 R-298 P-299 A-304 Q-326 ABC33525 V-219 E-231 D-243 N-246 V-291 T-295 R-296 Q-301 A-310 ADB34282 V-222 S-234 D-245 I-248 L-292 F-296 R-297 A-302 G-316 AAM23648 T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 CCH86028 T-229 — D-252 Q-255 V-302 F-306 R-307 A-312 Q-330 ADV67544 V-227 R-239 D-250 F-253 V-298 S-302 R-303 A-308 P-314 ACZ89862 T-232 — D-250 Q-253 V-300 H-304 P-305 A-310 G-325 ADH66252 A-221 — D-244 R-247 V-294 S-298 P-299 A-304 E-327 ADV80605 T-219 K-231 D-242 A-245 V-293 T-297 R-298 Y-303 N-313 ADW05507 T-233 — D-256 G-259 I-307 T-311 P-312 T-317 H-343 BAA86923 V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 AAN05438 V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 CAC16438 T-233 — D-256 A-259 V-306 T-310 P-311 E-316 R-341 CAJ89567 T-233 — D-256 A-259 V-306 T-310 P-311 E-316 R-341 AFD27167 V-238 A-250 D-261 A-264 V-309 S-313 R-314 E-319 P-325 BAG20044 T-240 — D-263 A-266 I-313 S-317 P-318 A-323 R-337 ACU71435 T-223 — D-246 H-249 V-296 R-300 S-301 G-306 R-323 ADG87563 T-254 — D-275 A-278 V-325 S-329 P-330 A-335 G-350 ABI35984 V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 CAB42553 V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 1UG6 V-217 — D-235 H-238 V-281 A-285 P-286 P-291 P-302 CAA91220 T-222 K-234 D-245 A-248 V-296 T-300 R-301 Y-306 N-316 AFK85369 T-218 R-230 D-241 S-244 I-292 S-296 R-297 Y-302 G-312 AEN10177 T-234 — D-257 G-260 I-308 T-312 P-313 T-318 H-344 AEM87460 S-220 — D-243 A-246 I-293 T-297 P-298 A-303 Q-330 AAZ81839 T-220 N-232 D-243 Q-246 V-294 T-298 R-299 D-304 H-315 ADU50085 T-242 A-254 D-266 M-269 V-316 N-320 G-321 H-326 D-351 AEK47062 T-233 — D-256 G-259 V-306 F-310 G-311 G-316 R-333 ABD68852 A-232 S-244 D-255 R-258 V-303 F-307 P-308 D-313 S-327 ACL38401 T-221 G-233 D-245 F-248 V-295 H-299 G-300 K-305 D-337 ABS05424 T-238 — D-261 Q-264 V-311 S-315 P-316 A-321 D-347 AEK43773 T-215 — D-239 Q-242 V-289 R-293 D-294 G-299 D-317 AEV87561 A-207 — D-230 A-233 V-280 F-284 G-285 G-290 R-307 ACZ86244 S-229 — D-252 Q-255 I-300 S-304 R-305 G-310 D-334 AEB46173 T-220 — D-243 A-246 V-293 S-297 T-298 A-303 Q-329 BAG21567 T-235 — D-258 G-261 V-309 T-313 P-314 T-319 H-345 ABX05041 T-220 S-232 D-243 F-246 V-297 S-301 R-302 D-307 S-318 AFR09943 T-241 S-253 E-264 H-267 L-314 R-318 P-319 D-324 P-344 ACZ89285 T-228 S-240 D-251 V-254 V-301 Y-305 P-306 A-311 A-333 ACV58907 T-217 N-229 D-240 Q-243 V-291 T-295 R-296 D-301 H-312 ADG89462 T-211 S-223 D-234 H-237 I-279 T-283 P-284 G-289 E-301 ADU09756 T-238 T-250 D-261 L-264 V-311 Y-315 R-316 D-321 R-343 ACZ90607 T-211 — D-234 H-237 I-280 N-284 P-285 A-290 G-302 ADG73989 T-227 — D-250 A-253 V-300 S-304 T-305 H-310 N-338 AEG45154 T-251 S-263 D-275 F-278 V-325 N-329 G-330 A-335 D-373 AEJ43907 T-217 S-229 D-240 Q-243 V-291 T-295 R-296 D-301 H-312 ACZ20790 T-236 T-248 D-260 F-263 V-314 H-318 G-319 K-324 D-351 CCB77455 A-225 A-237 D-248 H-251 I-297 N-301 P-302 A-307 P-320 ADL46625 T-235 — D-258 A-261 V-308 F-312 G-313 G-318 R-335 ADU10772 T-235 — D-258 A-261 V-308 F-312 G-313 G-318 R-335 ADD45899 G-222 — D-245 Q-248 V-295 S-299 R-300 G-305 H-329 CCA53920 T-234 — D-257 G-260 V-307 R-311 S-312 G-317 R-334 BAJ28512 S-234 — E-257 G-260 L-308 N-312 P-313 A-318 D-348 ACL70277 T-220 — D-243 I-246 I-293 S-297 R-298 H-303 V-314 CBG72797 S-228 — D-251 A-254 L-301 T-305 P-306 A-311 D-337 AEW05616 T-220 Q-232 D-243 A-246 V-294 T-298 R-299 D-304 Y-315 AEB46623 A-217 G-229 E-240 H-243 V-284 N-288 P-289 A-294 P-307 1GNX T-233 — D-256 A-259 V-306 S-310 P-311 E-316 R-341 ACV76621 T-223 — D-247 G-250 I-297 S-301 T-302 R-307 D-333 ACZ31628 T-252 — D-276 F-279 V-326 N-330 G-331 G-336 E-371 ADH67953 T-219 S-231 R-242 H-245 V-292 R-296 P-297 D-302 R-324 ADB34290 T-234 — D-257 G-260 I-307 F-311 S-312 G-317 R-334 ADU09106 A-246 T-258 D-269 H-272 V-313 N-317 P-318 A-323 P-336 CAA82733 T-233 — D-256 A-259 V-306 S-310 P-311 E-316 R-341 CBG67455 T-250 — D-273 A-276 V-323 S-327 P-328 E-333 R-358 CAN00920 T-240 — G-261 G-264 V-311 N-315 T-316 M-321 D-347 ADX71280 T-221 — D-245 F-248 V-295 H-299 G-300 K-305 D-335 ACQ81085 T-235 — D-259 Q-262 V-308 T-312 A-313 A-318 D-356 3AHX T-220 — D-243 N-246 I-293 T-297 R-298 N-303 S-313 ACU35632 T-232 — D-255 G-258 I-305 T-309 S-310 G-315 R-332 AEV86556 T-221 S-233 D-244 I-247 V-294 Y-298 R-299 D-304 A-326 AEG45006 T-231 — D-255 A-258 V-305 S-309 T-310 K-315 D-341 BAG18801 T-235 — D-258 G-261 V-308 R-312 G-313 G-318 R-335 ADI03707 T-230 S-242 E-253 H-256 L-303 R-307 P-308 D-313 D-335 CAQ00266 T-240 — D-261 G-264 V-311 N-315 T-316 M-321 D-347 ADD43929 T-220 S-232 D-243 H-246 V-290 A-294 P-295 A-300 E-312 ADJ49823 A-217 — D-240 H-243 V-292 A-296 P-297 P-302 R-318 ABX05062 T-222 — D-245 G-248 I-297 F-301 P-302 A-307 V-317 ADL48215 A-222 T-234 D-245 H-248 V-289 N-293 P-294 A-299 P-312 ACU70272 A-223 A-235 D-246 H-249 V-295 N-299 P-300 A-305 P-318 ADG88606 C-229 — D-252 Q-255 I-302 S-306 R-307 G-312 H-336 AEW47954 T-222 S-234 I-245 N-248 L-293 T-297 P-298 A-303 R-314 ACD20223 V-245 S-257 E-268 H-271 I-316 F-320 R-321 S-326 P-336 AFC28171 T-219 S-231 D-242 T-245 I-293 T-297 R-298 A-303 H-314 ADW03239 T-234 — D-257 G-260 V-307 R-311 G-312 G-317 R-334 CBT74727 T-223 T-235 D-247 W-250 V-297 H-301 D-302 G-307 E-333 CAM04686 A-223 — D-246 H-249 V-297 A-301 P-302 P-307 R-323 ACZ20966 T-226 — D-250 A-253 V-300 S-304 T-305 H-310 D-336 AEV38153 V-237 A-249 E-260 Q-263 I-308 R-312 R-313 D-318 R-329 BAJ26623 A-219 A-231 D-242 H-245 V-292 N-296 P-297 A-302 P-314 BAL91665 A-207 — D-230 G-233 V-280 F-284 G-285 G-290 R-307 ACV09397 T-224 — D-248 A-251 V-298 S-302 T-303 E-308 D-334 ADG20157 V-221 D-232 Y-244 F-247 I-294 T-298 R-299 A-304 G-312 ADC61565 A-218 — D-241 I-244 V-289 S-293 R-294 A-299 D-307 ACM66669 T-223 G-235 D-247 W-250 V-297 H-301 D-302 G-307 E-333 ABD68843 V-227 D-238 D-250 G-253 I-298 M-302 R-303 A-308 S-317 ABS61373 T-220 R-232 D-243 I-246 V-291 T-295 T-297 D-302 Y-311 CBA30283 V-235 D-246 Y-258 F-261 I-303 T-307 R-308 T-313 N-322 AAA22266 A-220 T-232 N-243 S-246 I-293 T-297 S-298 Y-303 A-316 CAA42814 A-220 K-232 F-243 A-246 F-293 S-297 S-298 Y-303 S-316 ABN51453 A-243 K-255 F-266 A-269 F-316 S-320 S-321 Y-326 S-339 ACZ00292 A-217 S-229 D-241 M-244 V-289 Q-293 P-294 A-299 P-312 AEI12946 T-227 — D-250 A-253 V-300 A-304 T-305 H-310 Q-338 ABS15474 V-236 D-248 D-259 Q-262 V-307 R-311 R-312 A-317 R-328 ADL51094 T-220 D-232 D-243 N-246 I-293 T-297 R-298 N-303 S-313 AFG34202 T-220 K-232 D-243 V-246 V-291 T-295 T-297 D-302 Y-311 AAN60220 T-220 K-232 D-243 V-246 V-291 T-295 T-297 D-302 Y-311 Corresp. Sequence Name Sequence Pos. S317 M325 N326 N332 E365 Q366 I378 Y399 SEQ ID NO. 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M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0040 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0042 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0044 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0046 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0048 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0050 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0052 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0054 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0056 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0058 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0060 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0062 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0064 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0066 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0068 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0070 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0072 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0074 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0076 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0078 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0080 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0082 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0086 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0084 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0088 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0090 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0092 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0094 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0096 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0098 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0100 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0102 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0104 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0106 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0108 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0110 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0112 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0114 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0116 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0118 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0120 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0122 US20120015408- G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 0124 US8202716-0464 G-318 M-325 D-326 D-332 — D-365 L-377 Y-398 US20110262988- L-318 M-326 G-327 E-333 S-366 N-367 L-379 Y-400 0002 US20110262988- L-341 M-349 G-350 E-356 S-389 N-390 L-402 Y-423 0003 US20110151538- L-370 M-378 G-379 E-385 S-418 N-419 L-431 Y-452 0130 US20100003234- P-318 M-326 G-327 Q-333 S-366 N-367 L-379 F-400 0048 US6184018-0012 L-318 M-326 G-327 E-333 S-366 N-367 L-379 Y-400 US6377893-0063 L-313 M-321 G-322 E-328 S-361 N-362 L-374 Y-395 ACJ34717 S-328 M-336 N-337 N-343 E-376 D-377 I-389 Y-410 ADD27066 — M-320 D-321 E-327 D-360 D-361 F-373 F-394 ACZ42845 — M-329 G-330 Q-336 V-369 E-370 Y-382 F-403 ABQ91969 — M-323 D-324 D-330 P-363 D-364 I-376 F-397 ABU56651 — M-323 D-324 A-330 S-363 D-364 I-376 F-397 AEY92801 — M-326 D-327 S-333 P-366 D-367 L-379 F-400 CAD55382 — M-340 D-341 G-347 P-380 D-381 L-393 F-414 AD073143 — M-332 G-333 D-339 E-372 D-373 L-385 F-406 CCA60311 P-334 M-342 D-343 D-349 P-382 S-383 L-395 F-416 ADI15206 — M-331 G-332 Q-338 E-370 G-371 Y-383 Y-404 ADI12494 — M-326 D-327 T-333 P-366 D-367 L-379 F-400 ACU35736 R-333 M-341 E-342 R-348 D-381 D-382 I-394 F-415 BAC69512 — M-324 D-325 T-331 P-364 D-365 L-377 F-398 AEN08263 — M-326 D-327 G-333 P-366 D-367 L-379 Y-400 CCA53915 — M-350 D-351 G-357 P-390 D-391 L-403 Y-424 CAJ88063 — M-326 D-327 G-333 P-366 D-367 L-379 Y-400 ABF87202 — M-328 D-329 P-335 E-368 D-369 L-381 F-402 BAJ30040 — M-323 D-324 P-330 A-363 D-364 L-376 F-397 ACO44852 — M-317 H-318 Q-324 H-357 A-358 Y-370 F-391 AFO59750 R-327 M-334 G-335 D-341 R-374 E-375 L-387 F-408 BAJ31549 P-360 M-368 G-369 D-375 P-408 S-409 L-421 F-442 ACY97307 R-349 M-356 G-357 E-363 P-396 D-397 L-409 F-430 ACM06095 D-320 M-328 G-329 E-335 A-368 — L-380 F-401 AEI64652 — M-328 G-329 P-335 E-368 D-369 L-381 F-402 BAG17581 — M-340 D-341 A-347 A-380 D-381 L-393 F-414 AEM83530 — M-326 D-327 T-333 P-366 D-367 L-379 F-400 ADG89307 — L-341 G-342 E-348 — D-377 L-389 F-410 ABG04991 P-325 M-333 G-334 D-340 P-373 E-374 L-386 M-407 ABP54026 R-347 M-354 D-355 S-361 V-393 D-394 F-406 F-427 ABV97405 R-347 M-354 D-355 P-361 V-393 E-394 F-406 F-427 ADH60167 G-316 M-323 G-324 E-330 E-363 D-364 I-376 F-397 ADV80493 G-316 M-323 G-324 E-330 E-363 D-364 I-376 F-397 AEM77729 G-316 M-323 G-324 E-330 E-363 D-364 I-376 F-397 ABK71329 T-332 M-339 G-340 T-346 A-379 D-380 L-392 F-413 ACZ89864 A-342 M-350 G-351 N-357 E-389 D-390 L-402 L-423 BAC72965 T-346 M-353 G-354 T-360 P-393 E-394 L-406 Y-427 ADD25173 G-317 M-324 G-325 E-331 E-364 D-365 I-377 F-398 ABF44291 — M-325 G-326 Q-332 E-365 D-366 L-378 F-399 AEY93261 — M-341 G-342 G-348 A-383 D-384 L-396 Y-417 1NP2 — M-310 G-311 E-317 G-349 E-350 L-362 F-383 AEG34643 — M-310 G-311 E-317 G-349 E-350 L-362 F-383 AFR07907 Q-333 M-340 G-341 R-347 S-379 E-380 Y-393 F-414 AEB43702 R-346 M-353 D-354 P-360 I-392 D-393 F-405 F-426 BAL92882 P-336 M-344 N-345 A-351 E-384 N-385 I-397 F-418 CCA59876 A-345 M-352 G-353 S-359 P-392 D-393 V-405 F-426 ACU74192 R-338 M-346 D-347 S-353 P-386 D-387 L-399 F-420 ABV96319 P-325 M-333 G-334 A-340 G-385 A-386 L-398 L-419 AF053528 P-346 M-353 G-354 T-360 P-393 E-394 V-406 F-427 AFH40090 — M-310 G-311 E-317 G-349 E-350 L-362 F-383 ADL49193 P-324 M-332 G-333 A-339 E-373 Q-374 L-386 L-407 AFE08200 — M-328 D-329 A-335 A-368 D-369 L-381 F-402 AAN05441 — M-310 G-311 E-317 G-349 E-350 L-362 F-383 CAJ90043 — M-335 G-336 D-342 A-377 D-378 L-390 Y-411 AEY89575 T-339 M-346 G-347 T-353 P-386 D-387 L-399 Y-420 AAF37730 P-352 M-359 G-360 T-366 V-398 D-399 L-411 F-432 BAL98072 — M-330 G-331 Q-337 A-370 D-371 L-383 F-404 AAN05440 — M-310 G-311 E-317 G-349 E-350 L-362 F-383 AEM77895 G-316 M-323 G-324 E-330 E-363 D-364 I-376 F-397 ADB34272 G-341 M-348 G-349 D-355 A-388 D-389 L-401 F-422 ABW87307 — M-310 G-311 E-317 G-349 E-350 L-362 F-383 AF322365 1 — M-310 G-311 E-317 G-349 E-350 L-362 F-383 CAC10107 P-343 M-350 G-351 T-357 A-390 D-391 L-403 Y-424 AEB47478 P-325 M-333 G-334 A-340 G-375 T-376 L-388 L-409 ADL45220 R-346 M-353 D-354 P-360 V-392 D-393 F-405 F-426 ABK51908 W-347 M-354 G-355 S-361 D-393 N-394 I-406 Y-427 CAN94460 — M-333 Q-334 E-340 K-373 D-374 L-386 F-407 AEF18219 G-315 M-322 G-323 E-329 K-362 D-363 V-374 F-395 ADD39191 P-357 M-364 G-365 E-371 A-404 A-405 V-417 F-438 ABP52811 S-325 M-333 G-334 A-340 G-384 V-385 L-397 L-418 AEV88819 P-351 M-359 N-360 A-366 A-399 D-400 V-412 F-433 AEY89570 A-349 M-356 N-357 S-363 P-396 E-397 L-409 F-430 ADD01635 G-316 M-323 G-324 E-330 E-363 D-364 I-376 F-397 CAB95278 — M-335 N-336 D-342 A-377 D-378 L-390 Y-411 AEN13042 — M-335 G-336 H-342 A-377 D-378 L-390 Y-411 ACY97750 M-335 M-342 G-343 A-349 A-382 D-383 L-395 F-416 ADI10010 T-335 M-342 G-343 T-349 A-382 D-383 L-395 F-416 CCB72805 P-343 M-350 G-351 S-357 A-390 S-391 I-403 F-424 ACY14034 L-337 M-344 G-345 D-351 A-384 D-385 V-397 L-418 AAZ55664 — M-336 D-337 E-343 P-377 D-378 L-390 F-411 ADW02698 — M-335 G-336 E-342 A-377 D-378 L-390 Y-411 ABC33525 — M-317 G-318 Q-324 — K-357 L-369 F-390 ADB34282 — I-324 D-325 A-331 A-364 E-365 L-377 F-398 AAM23648 G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 CCH86028 P-334 M-341 G-342 E-348 A-381 D-382 L-394 F-415 ADV67544 — M-322 N-323 Q-329 E-365 H-366 F-378 F-399 ACZ89862 R-330 M-338 G-339 F-345 E-377 D-378 L-390 L-411 ADH66252 Q-333 M-340 G-341 T-347 T-379 E-380 Y-393 F-414 ADV80605 G-316 M-323 G-324 E-330 E-363 D-364 I-376 F-397 ADW05507 P-349 M-357 D-358 E-364 P-397 E-398 L-410 F-431 BAA86923 — M-310 G-311 E-317 G-349 E-350 L-362 F-383 AAN05438 — M-310 G-311 E-317 G-349 E-350 L-362 F-383 CAC16438 P-347 M-354 G-355 T-361 P-394 E-395 V-407 F-428 CAJ89567 P-347 M-354 G-355 T-361 P-394 A-395 V-407 F-428 AFD27167 — M-333 G-334 Q-340 E-373 N-374 L-386 F-407 BAG20044 P-343 M-351 D-352 D-358 P-391 E-392 L-404 F-425 ACU71435 F-327 I-335 D-336 E-342 A-375 D-376 I-388 F-409 ADG87563 R-355 M-363 G-364 D-370 D-402 G-403 L-415 F-436 ABI35984 — M-310 G-311 E-317 G-349 E-350 L-362 F-383 CAB42553 — M-310 G-311 E-317 G-349 E-350 L-362 F-383 1UG6 — M-310 G-311 E-317 G-349 E-350 L-362 F-383 CAA91220 G-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 E-366 D-367 I-379 F-400 AFK85369 G-315 M-322 G-323 E-329 E-362 D-363 I-375 F-396 AEN10177 A-350 M-358 D-359 D-365 P-398 E-399 L-411 F-432 AEM87460 T-336 M-343 G-344 T-350 A-383 E-384 L-396 F-417 AAZ81839 G-318 M-325 D-326 D-332 — D-365 L-377 Y-398 ADU50085 P-357 M-365 D-366 E-372 E-408 Q-409 V-421 F-442 AEK47062 F-337 M-344 G-345 G-351 S-384 S-385 F-397 F-418 ABD68852 — F-335 G-336 E-342 P-375 E-376 L-388 F-409 ACL38401 R-343 M-351 G-352 E-358 A-394 T-395 F-407 L-428 ABS05424 L-353 M-360 G-361 R-367 A-400 G-401 L-412 Y-433 AEK43773 D-323 S-331 G-332 A-338 D-371 G-372 L-384 F-405 AEV87561 P-311 M-318 G-319 D-325 P-357 D-358 L-370 F-391 ACZ86244 G-340 M-347 G-348 S-354 A-387 D-388 I-400 F-421 AEB46173 Q-335 M-342 G-343 V-349 P-382 D-383 L-395 F-416 BAG21567 A-351 M-359 N-360 E-366 A-399 D-400 L-412 F-433 ABX05041 — I-323 G-324 Q-330 A-363 H-364 L-376 F-397 AFR09943 — M-353 G-354 S-360 P-394 D-395 L-407 F-428 ACZ89285 — L-342 G-343 R-349 — R-378 L-390 F-411 ACV58907 G-315 M-322 D-323 D-329 — D-362 L-374 Y-395 ADG89462 — F-310 G-311 D-317 Y-346 D-347 L-358 F-377 ADU09756 — L-352 G-353 Q-359 R-389 D-390 V-402 F-425 ACZ90607 — F-311 G-312 D-318 P-353 D-354 L-366 Y-387 ADG73989 Q-344 M-351 G-352 Q-358 D-391 D-392 L-404 F-425 AEG45154 S-379 M-387 G-388 E-394 P-430 D-431 I-443 F-464 AEJ43907 G-315 M-322 D-323 D-329 — D-362 L-374 Y-395 ACZ20790 P-357 M-365 D-366 E-372 P-408 D-409 Y-421 F-442 CCB77455 — F-329 D-330 E-336 — P-366 L-377 F-398 ADL46625 R-339 M-346 D-347 E-353 A-386 D-387 L-399 F-420 ADU10772 R-339 M-346 D-347 E-353 A-386 D-387 L-399 F-420 ADD45899 A-335 M-342 G-343 D-349 D-382 D-383 L-396 F-417 CCA53920 H-338 L-346 G-347 H-353 A-386 D-387 L-399 F-420 BAJ28512 A-354 M-361 G-362 T-368 P-400 D-401 V-413 Y-434 ACL70277 M-317 M-325 G-326 Q-332 E-365 E-366 L-378 Y-399 CBG72797 T-343 M-350 G-351 T-357 A-390 D-391 L-403 Y-424 AEW05616 E-319 M-326 G-327 E-333 V-367 D-368 L-380 Y-401 AEB46623 — F-316 D-317 D-323 A-358 D-359 L-371 F-392 1GNX P-347 M-354 G-355 S-361 P-394 E-395 V-407 F-428 ACV76621 Q-339 M-346 G-347 S-353 E-386 D-387 L-399 F-420 ACZ31628 S-377 M-385 G-386 E-392 E-428 S-429 I-442 F-463 ADH67953 — M-333 D-334 A-340 E-374 T-375 L-387 F-408 ADB34290 L-338 M-345 D-346 E-352 E-385 N-386 F-398 L-419 ADU09106 — F-345 D-346 D-352 A-387 D-388 L-400 F-421 CAA82733 P-347 M-354 G-355 S-361 P-394 E-395 V-407 F-428 CBG67455 P-364 M-371 G-372 S-378 P-411 A-412 V-424 F-445 CAN00920 Q-353 M-360 G-361 Q-367 V-400 E-401 L-416 Q-437 ADX71280 P-341 M-349 G-350 E-356 E-392 A-393 F-405 L-426 ACQ81085 D-361 M-369 D-370 D-376 S-412 D-413 V-425 F-446 3AHX A-315 M-323 G-324 Q-330 R-363 D-364 L-376 Y-397 ACU35632 Y-336 M-343 D-344 E-350 P-384 D-385 L-397 F-418 AEV86556 — L-335 G-336 Q-342 R-372 E-373 V-385 F-407 AEG45006 Q-347 M-354 G-355 A-361 V-394 D-395 L-411 F-432 BAG18801 R-339 M-346 D-347 T-353 A-385 D-386 L-398 F-419 ADI03707 — M-344 G-345 A-351 P-385 D-386 L-398 Y-419 CAQ00266 Q-353 M-360 G-361 Q-367 V-400 D-401 L-417 Q-438 ADD43929 — F-321 D-322 D-328 D-363 D-364 L-376 L-397 ADJ49823 P-324 F-332 G-333 S-339 V-370 D-371 F-383 F-404 ABX05062 P-320 R-328 G-329 A-335 A-369 D-370 L-382 Y-403 ADL48215 — F-321 D-322 D-328 A-363 D-364 L-376 F-397 ACU70272 — F-327 D-328 D-334 V-368 D-369 L-381 L-402 ADG88606 G-342 M-349 G-350 S-356 E-389 D-390 L-402 F-423 AEW47954 — M-323 D-324 D-330 P-364 D-365 L-377 F-398 ACD20223 — M-345 G-346 D-352 I-385 D-386 L-398 F-419 AFC28171 G-317 M-324 D-325 D-331 — D-364 Y-376 Y-397 ADW03239 R-338 M-345 D-346 T-352 A-384 D-385 L-397 F-418 CBT74727 A-339 M-347 G-348 E-354 E-388 E-389 I-401 F-422 CAM04686 P-329 F-337 G-338 S-344 S-377 D-378 F-390 L-411 ACZ20966 Q-342 M-349 G-350 A-356 D-389 D-390 L-402 F-423 AEV38153 L-331 M-339 G-340 Q-346 A-379 D-380 V-392 F-413 BAJ26623 — F-323 G-324 E-330 — D-360 L-372 Y-393 BAL91665 P-311 L-318 G-319 D-325 A-357 G-358 L-370 F-391 ACV09397 M-340 M-347 G-348 A-354 P-387 D-388 L-400 F-421 ADG20157 — M-319 D-320 Q-326 A-358 N-359 Y-371 F-392 ADC61565 P-313 M-321 D-322 E-328 R-361 D-362 L-374 C-395 ACM66669 A-339 M-347 G-348 E-354 E-388 A-389 I-401 F-422 ABD68843 — M-324 G-325 Q-331 V-363 D-364 I-376 F-397 ABS61373 S-313 M-321 G-322 Q-328 E-359 N-360 L-372 F-393 CBA30283 — M-329 G-330 Q-336 V-368 D-369 M-381 F-402 AAA22266 S-318 I-326 G-327 E-333 L-366 D-367 L-379 M-400 CAA42814 L-318 M-326 G-327 E-333 S-366 N-367 L-379 Y-400 ABN51453 L-341 M-349 G-350 E-356 S-389 N-390 L-402 Y-423 ACZ00292 — M-321 G-322 D-328 G-362 P-363 L-376 F-397 AEI12946 L-344 M-351 G-352 E-358 E-391 D-392 L-404 F-425 ABS15474 Q-330 V-338 G-339 R-345 P-379 D-380 Y-392 F-413 ADL51094 A-315 M-323 G-324 Q-330 R-363 D-364 L-376 Y-397 AFG34202 Q-313 M-321 G-322 Q-328 E-359 N-360 L-372 F-393 AAN60220 Q-313 M-321 G-322 Q-328 E-359 N-360 L-372 F-393

TABLE 9C Corresp. Sequence name Sequence Pos. V400 W401 S402 R410 D414 K415 R416 V420 SEQ ID NO. 379/380 V-400 W-401 S-402 R-410 D-414 K-415 R-416 V-420 SEQ ID NO. 378 A-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 D-412 K-413 R-414 F-418 US8101393-0094 V-400 W-401 S-402 A-410 D-414 K-415 R-416 V-420 US8101393-0388 V-400 W-401 S-402 A-410 D-414 K-415 R-416 V-420 US8101393-0172 A-397 W-398 S-399 A-407 D-411 K-412 R-413 F-417 JP2011205992-0018 A-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 S-412 M-413 R-414 C-418 JP2011205992-0023 A-395 W-396 S-397 A-405 A-409 K-410 R-411 V-415 JP2011205992-0022 A-400 W-401 S-402 S-410 T-414 K-415 R-416 H-420 US20110214199-58656 A-399 W-400 S-401 A-409 D-413 K-414 R-415 V-419 US20110214199-62406 A-415 W-416 S-417 A-425 D-429 K-430 R-431 V-435 US20110214199-47919 A-403 W-404 S-405 A-413 Q-417 K-418 R-419 V-423 US20110214199-60662 V-408 W-409 S-410 A-418 S-422 K-423 R-424 V-428 US20110214199-36660 V-414 W-415 S-416 A-424 A-428 K-429 R-430 I-434 US20110214199-17908 L-428 W-429 S-430 A-438 G-442 K-443 R-444 V-448 US20110214199-25308 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 US20110214199-64004 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 US20110214199-25023 A-433 W-434 S-435 A-443 G-447 K-448 R-449 V-453 US20110214199-52644 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 US20110214199-13862 L-425 W-426 S-427 A-435 E-439 K-440 R-441 V-445 US20110214199-29446 V-401 W-402 S-403 A-411 S-415 K-416 R-417 V-421 US20110214199-5988 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 US20110214199-23246 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 US20110214199-12000 I-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 E-412 K-413 R-414 V-418 US20110214199-56949 I-394 W-395 S-396 A-404 S-408 K-409 R-410 I-414 US8101393-0272 L-417 W-418 S-419 A-427 S-431 K-432 R-433 V-437 US8101393-0014 Q-408 W-409 S-410 A-418 T-422 Q-423 R-424 V-428 US8101393-0398 A-427 W-428 S-429 A-437 T-441 K-442 R-443 V-447 US8101393-0492 A-427 W-428 S-429 A-437 T-441 K-442 R-443 V-447 US8101393-0400 A-427 W-428 S-429 A-437 T-441 K-442 R-443 V-447 US8101393-0266 L-427 W-428 S-429 A-437 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K-414 R-415 V-419 US20110262988-0002 L-401 W-402 S-403 A-411 N-415 K-416 R-417 V-421 US20110262988-0003 L-424 W-425 S-426 A-434 N-438 K-439 R-440 V-444 US20110151538-0130 L-453 W-454 S-455 A-463 N-467 K-468 R-469 V-473 US20100003234-0048 V-401 W-402 T-403 A-411 S-415 K-416 R-417 I-421 US6184018-0012 L-401 W-402 S-403 A-411 N-415 K-416 R-417 V-421 US6377893-0063 L-396 W-397 S-398 A-406 N-410 K-411 R-412 V-416 ACJ34717 V-411 W-412 S-413 A-421 D-425 K-426 R-427 V-431 ADD27066 A-395 W-396 S-397 A-405 A-409 K-410 R-411 V-415 ACZ42845 A-404 W-405 S-406 A-414 S-418 K-419 R-420 Y-424 ABQ91969 V-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 S-412 R-413 R-414 I-418 ABTJ56651 V-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 S-412 R-413 R-414 V-418 AEY92801 A-401 W-402 S-403 A-411 D-415 K-416 R-417 V-421 CAD55382 A-415 W-416 S-417 A-425 D-429 K-430 R-431 V-435 AD073143 V-407 W-408 S-409 D-417 S-421 Q-422 R-423 V-427 CCA60311 L-417 W-418 S-419 A-427 S-431 K-432 R-433 V-437 ADI15206 A-405 W-406 S-407 A-415 S-419 K-420 R-421 F-425 ADI12494 A-401 W-402 S-403 A-411 G-415 K-416 R-417 V-421 ACU35736 A-416 W-417 S-418 A-426 A-430 K-431 R-432 V-436 BAC69512 A-399 W-400 S-401 A-409 D-413 K-414 R-415 V-419 AEN08263 A-401 W-402 S-403 A-411 D-415 K-416 R-417 V-421 CCA53915 A-425 W-426 S-427 A-435 D-439 K-440 R-441 V-445 CAJ88063 A-401 W-402 S-403 A-411 D-415 K-416 R-417 V-421 ABF87202 A-403 W-404 S-405 A-413 Q-417 K-418 R-419 V-423 BAJ30040 A-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 D-412 K-413 R-414 I-418 ACO44852 A-392 W-393 S-394 A-402 S-406 R-407 R-408 F-412 AFO59750 V-409 W-410 T-411 A-419 S-423 K-424 R-425 V-429 BAJ31549 L-443 W-444 S-445 A-453 S-457 K-458 R-459 V-463 ACY97307 T-431 W-432 S-433 A-441 S-445 R-446 R-447 V-451 ACM06095 V-402 W-403 S-404 A-412 S-416 K-417 R-418 V-422 AEI64652 A-403 W-404 S-405 A-413 Q-417 K-418 R-419 V-423 BAG17581 A-415 W-416 S-417 A-425 D-429 K-430 R-431 V-435 AEM83530 A-401 W-402 S-403 A-411 D-415 K-416 R-417 V-421 ADG89307 C-411 W-412 S-413 A-421 A-425 A-426 R-427 V-431 ABG04991 V-408 W-409 S-410 A-418 S-422 K-423 R-424 V-428 ABP54026 A-428 W-429 S-430 A-438 T-442 K-443 R-444 I-448 ABV97405 A-428 W-429 S-430 A-438 T-442 K-443 R-444 I-448 ADH60167 V-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 S-412 K-413 R-414 V-418 ADV80493 V-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 S-412 K-413 R-414 V-418 AEM77729 V-398 W-399 S-400 V-408 S-412 K-413 R-414 V-418 ABK71329 V-414 W-415 S-416 A-424 A-428 K-429 R-430 I-434 ACZ89864 V-424 W-425 S-426 A-434 R-438 R-439 R-440 V-444 BAC72965 L-428 W-429 S-430 A-438 G-442 K-443 R-444 V-448 ADD25173 V-399 W-400 S-401 A-409 S-413 K-414 R-415 V-419 ABF44291 A-400 W-401 S-402 A-410 E-414 K-415 R-416 V-420 AEY93261 V-418 W-419 S-420 A-428 D-432 K-433 R-434 V-438 1NP2 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 AEG34643 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 AFR07907 A-415 W-416 S-417 A-425 S-429 R-430 R-431 V-435 AEB43702 A-427 W-428 S-429 A-437 T-441 K-442 R-443 I-447 BAL92882 A-419 W-420 S-421 A-429 A-433 K-434 R-435 V-439 CCA59876 L-427 W-428 S-429 A-437 A-441 K-442 R-443 V-447 ACU74192 V-421 W-422 S-423 S-431 S-435 K-436 R-437 V-441 ABV96319 V-420 W-421 S-422 A-430 R-434 K-435 R-436 V-440 AF053528 L-428 W-429 S-430 A-438 S-442 K-443 R-444 V-448 AFH40090 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 ADL49193 V-408 W-409 S-410 A-418 R-422 K-423 R-424 V-428 AFE08200 A-403 W-404 S-405 A-413 T-417 K-418 R-419 V-423 AAN05441 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 CAJ90043 V-412 W-413 S-414 A-422 D-426 K-427 R-428 V-432 AEY89575 L-421 W-422 S-423 A-431 G-435 K-436 R-437 V-441 AAF37730 A-433 W-434 S-435 A-443 G-447 K-448 R-449 V-453 BAL98072 I-405 W-406 S-407 A-415 T-419 Q-420 R-421 V-425 AAN05440 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 AEM77895 V-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 S-412 K-413 R-414 V-418 ADB34272 C-423 W-424 S-425 S-433 A-437 R-438 R-439 V-443 ABW87307 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 AF322365_1 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 CAC10107 L-425 W-426 S-427 A-435 E-439 K-440 R-441 V-445 AEB47478 V-410 W-411 S-412 A-420 R-424 K-425 R-426 V-430 ADL45220 A-427 W-428 S-429 A-437 T-441 K-442 R-443 V-447 ABK51908 L-428 W-429 S-430 A-438 S-442 R-443 R-444 V-448 CAN94460 V-408 W-409 S-410 D-418 S-422 Q-423 R-424 V-428 AEF18219 L-396 W-397 S-398 A-406 S-410 K-411 R-412 V-416 ADD39191 L-439 W-440 S-441 A-449 A-453 K-454 R-455 V-459 ABP52811 V-419 W-420 S-421 A-429 R-433 K-434 R-435 V-439 AEV88819 L-434 W-435 S-436 A-444 A-448 K-449 R-450 V-454 AEY89570 L-431 W-432 S-433 S-441 S-445 K-446 R-447 V-451 ADD01635 V-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 S-412 K-413 R-414 V-418 CAB95278 V-412 W-413 S-414 A-422 D-426 K-427 R-428 V-432 AEN13042 V-412 W-413 S-414 A-422 A-426 K-427 R-428 I-432 ACY97750 V-417 W-418 S-419 A-427 S-431 K-432 R-433 V-437 ADI10010 L-417 W-418 S-419 A-427 S-431 K-432 R-433 V-437 CCB72805 V-425 W-426 S-427 S-435 G-439 K-440 R-441 V-445 ACY14034 L-419 W-420 S-421 A-429 A-433 K-434 R-435 V-439 AAZ55664 V-412 W-413 S-414 A-422 E-426 R-427 R-428 V-432 ADW02698 V-412 W-413 S-414 A-422 A-426 K-427 R-428 I-432 ABC33525 Y-391 W-392 S-393 N-401 S-405 K-406 R-407 T-411 ADB34282 A-399 W-400 S-401 A-409 A-413 P-414 R-415 A-419 AAM23648 V-401 W-402 S-403 A-411 S-415 K-416 R-417 V-421 CCH86028 A-416 W-417 S-418 A-426 D-430 Q-431 R-432 V-436 ADV67544 A-400 W-401 S-402 A-410 K-414 K-415 R-416 F-420 ACZ89862 V-412 W-413 S-414 A-422 D-426 K-427 R-428 V-432 ADH66252 A-415 W-416 S-417 A-425 S-429 R-430 R-431 V-435 ADV80605 V-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 S-412 K-413 R-414 V-418 ADW05507 L-432 W-433 S-434 A-442 S-446 K-447 R-448 V-452 BAA86923 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 AAN05438 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 CAC16438 L-429 W-430 S-431 A-439 S-443 K-444 R-445 V-449 CAJ89567 L-429 W-430 S-431 A-439 S-443 K-444 R-445 V-449 AFD27167 A-408 W-409 S-410 A-418 E-422 K-423 R-424 V-428 BAG20044 L-426 W-427 S-428 A-436 S-440 K-441 R-442 V-446 ACU71435 A-410 W-411 S-412 A-420 D-424 K-425 R-426 I-430 ADG87563 V-437 W-438 S-439 A-447 H-451 K-452 R-453 V-457 ABI35984 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 CAB42553 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 1UG6 V-384 W-385 S-386 A-394 T-398 R-399 R-400 Y-404 CAA91220 V-401 W-402 S-403 A-411 S-415 K-416 R-417 V-421 AFK85369 L-397 W-398 S-399 A-407 S-411 K-412 R-413 V-417 AEN10177 L-433 W-434 S-435 A-443 S-447 K-448 R-449 V-453 AEM87460 L-418 W-419 S-420 A-428 S-432 K-433 R-434 V-438 AAZ81839 V-399 W-400 S-401 A-409 T-413 K-414 R-415 V-419 ADU50085 Y-443 W-444 S-445 A-453 A-457 K-458 R-459 V-463 AEK47062 A-419 W-420 S-421 A-429 A-433 K-434 R-435 I-439 ABD68852 A-410 W-411 S-412 A-420 I-424 R-425 R-426 T-430 ACL38401 A-429 W-430 S-431 S-439 H-443 Q-444 R-445 V-449 ABS05424 L-434 W-435 S-436 G-444 S-448 K-449 R-450 V-454 AEK43773 Y-406 W-407 S-408 A-416 A-420 K-421 R-422 V-426 AEV87561 A-392 W-393 S-394 A-402 Q-406 R-407 R-408 V-412 ACZ86244 A-422 W-423 S-424 A-432 G-436 K-437 R-438 V-442 AEB46173 V-417 W-418 S-419 A-427 D-431 R-432 R-433 I-437 BAG21567 L-434 W-435 S-436 G-444 A-448 K-449 R-450 V-454 ABX05041 V-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 S-412 Q-413 R-414 I-418 AFR09943 V-429 W-430 S-431 A-439 E-443 R-444 R-445 V-449 ACZ89285 C-412 W-413 S-414 A-422 D-426 A-427 R-428 V-432 ACV58907 V-396 W-397 S-398 A-406 T-410 K-411 R-412 V-416 ADG89462 V-378 W-379 S-380 A-388 H-392 Q-393 R-394 V-398 ADU09756 Y-426 W-427 S-428 A-436 G-440 P-441 R-442 A-446 ACZ90607 V-388 W-389 S-390 A-398 H-402 Q-403 R-404 V-408 ADG73989 V-426 W-427 S-428 A-436 D-440 R-441 R-442 V-446 AEG45154 A-465 W-466 S-467 A-475 S-479 K-480 R-481 V-485 AEJ43907 V-396 W-397 S-398 A-406 T-410 K-411 R-412 V-416 ACZ20790 A-443 W-444 S-445 A-453 N-457 K-458 R-459 V-463 CCB77455 V-399 W-400 T-401 A-409 H-413 Q-414 R-415 V-419 ADL46625 A-421 W-422 S-423 A-431 D-435 K-436 R-437 V-441 ADU10772 A-421 W-422 S-423 A-431 D-435 K-436 R-437 V-441 ADD45899 V-418 W-419 S-420 A-428 T-432 K-433 R-434 V-438 CCA53920 A-421 W-422 S-423 A-431 D-435 K-436 R-437 V-441 BAJ28512 L-435 W-436 S-437 A-445 S-449 K-450 R-451 V-455 ACL70277 V-400 W-401 S-402 A-410 S-414 K-415 R-416 I-420 CBG72797 L-425 W-426 S-427 A-435 G-439 K-440 R-441 V-445 AEW05616 V-402 W-403 S-404 A-412 S-416 K-417 R-418 I-422 AEB46623 V-393 W-394 S-395 A-403 T-407 K-408 R-409 V-413 1GNX L-429 W-430 S-431 A-439 S-443 K-444 R-445 V-449 ACV76621 L-421 W-422 S-423 A-431 D-435 R-436 R-437 I-441 ACZ31628 A-464 W-465 S-466 A-474 T-478 K-479 R-480 V-484 ADH67953 V-409 W-410 S-411 A-419 D-423 R-424 R-425 V-429 ADB34290 A-420 W-421 S-422 A-430 E-434 K-435 R-436 V-440 ADU09106 V-422 W-423 S-424 A-432 T-436 K-437 R-438 V-442 CAA82733 L-429 W-430 S-431 A-439 S-443 K-444 R-445 V-449 CBG67455 L-446 W-447 S-448 G-456 S-460 K-461 R-462 V-466 CAN00920 V-438 W-439 S-440 A-448 S-452 K-453 R-454 V-458 ADX71280 A-427 W-428 S-429 S-437 H-441 Q-442 R-443 V-447 ACQ81085 L-447 W-448 S-449 A-457 S-461 K-462 R-463 V-467 3AHX I-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 E-412 K-413 R-414 V-418 ACU35632 A-419 W-420 S-421 S-429 E-433 K-434 R-435 V-439 AEV86556 Y-408 W-409 S-410 A-418 G-422 P-423 R-424 V-428 AEG45006 A-433 W-434 S-435 S-443 S-447 K-448 R-449 L-453 BAG18801 A-420 W-421 S-422 A-430 D-434 K-435 R-436 V-440 ADI03707 C-420 W-421 S-422 A-430 G-434 Q-435 R-436 V-440 CAQ00266 V-439 W-440 S-441 A-449 S-453 K-454 R-455 V-459 ADD43929 T-398 W-399 T-400 A-408 H-412 Q-413 R-414 V-418 ADJ49823 A-405 W-406 S-407 A-415 T-419 Q-420 R-421 V-425 ABX05062 A-404 W-405 S-406 A-414 D-418 E-419 R-420 I-424 ADL48215 V-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 T-412 K-413 R-414 V-418 ACU70272 T-403 W-404 T-405 A-413 H-417 Q-418 R-419 V-423 ADG88606 V-424 W-425 S-426 A-434 G-438 K-439 R-440 I-444 AEW47954 V-399 W-400 S-401 G-409 T-413 Q-414 F-415 V-419 ACD20223 L-420 W-421 S-422 A-430 E-434 R-435 R-436 V-440 AFC28171 C-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 S-412 K-413 R-414 V-418 ADW03239 A-419 W-420 S-421 A-429 D-433 K-434 R-435 V-439 CBT74727 V-423 W-424 S-425 A-433 A-437 K-438 R-439 I-443 CAM04686 A-412 W-413 S-414 A-422 T-426 Q-427 R-428 V-432 ACZ20966 A-424 W-425 S-426 G-434 D-438 R-439 R-440 V-444 AEV38153 C-414 W-415 T-416 A-424 L-428 P-429 R-430 I-434 BAJ26623 T-394 W-395 S-396 G-404 G-408 E-409 R-410 V-414 BAL91665 A-392 W-393 S-394 A-402 T-406 K-407 R-408 V-412 ACV09397 A-422 W-423 S-424 G-432 D-436 R-437 R-438 I-442 ADG20157 A-393 W-394 S-395 A-403 D-407 K-408 R-409 V-413 ADC61565 V-396 W-397 S-398 A-406 S-410 K-411 R-412 Y-416 ACM66669 V-423 W-424 S-425 A-433 A-437 K-438 R-439 I-443 ABD68843 V-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 A-412 K-413 R-414 V-418 ABS61373 I-394 W-395 S-396 A-404 S-408 K-409 R-410 V-414 CBA30283 Y-403 W-404 S-405 A-413 D-417 K-418 R-419 V-423 AAA22266 E-401 W-402 S-403 A-411 G-415 M-416 R-417 V-421 CAA42814 L-401 W-402 S-403 A-411 N-415 K-416 R-417 V-421 ABN51453 L-424 W-425 S-426 A-434 N-438 K-439 R-440 V-444 ACZ00292 V-398 W-399 S-400 S-408 G-412 P-413 R-414 V-418 AEI12946 V-426 W-427 S-428 S-436 D-440 R-441 R-442 V-446 ABS15474 A-414 W-415 T-416 A-424 T-428 T-429 P-430 T-434 ADL51094 I-398 W-399 S-400 A-408 E-412 K-413 R-414 V-418 AFG34202 I-394 W-395 S-396 A-404 S-408 K-409 R-410 I-414 AAN60220 I-394 W-395 S-396 A-404 S-408 K-409 R-410 I-414 Corresp. Sequence name Sequence Pos. L427 E428 T441 L447 A449 E450 K451 SEQ ID NO. 379/380 L-427 E-428 T-441 L-447 A-449 E-450 K-451 SEQ ID NO. 378 Q-425 E-426 F-439 — A-444 E-445 A-446 US8101393-0094 L-427 E-428 T-441 L-447 V-449 D-450 N-451 US8101393-0388 L-427 E-428 T-441 L-447 A-449 E-450 K-451 US8101393-0172 Q-424 E-425 F-438 E-444 G-446 — — JP2011205992-0018 L-425 E-426 F-439 G-445 — — — JP2011205992-0023 Q-422 R-423 F-436 A-442 S-444 — — JP2011205992-0022 Q-427 E-428 I-441 — — — — US20110214199-58656 Q-426 V-427 I-440 G-446 A-448 R-449 R-450 US20110214199-62406 Q-442 V-443 I-456 G-462 E-464 R-465 K-466 US20110214199-47919 Q-430 R-431 L-444 — — L-450 D-451 US20110214199-60662 Q-435 R-436 V-449 P-455 G-457 — — US20110214199-36660 Q-441 V-442 V-455 V-461 H-463 V-464 F-465 US20110214199-17908 L-455 A-456 A-469 L-475 G-477 A-478 T-479 US20110214199-25308 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 G-433 S-434 A-435 US20110214199-64004 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 G-433 S-434 A-435 US20110214199-25023 Q-460 T-461 V-474 I-480 G-482 Q-483 E-484 US20110214199-52644 Q-411 R-412 R-425 L-431 — — — US20110214199-13862 Q-452 Q-453 A-466 L-472 P-474 V-475 D-476 US20110214199-29446 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 — — — US20110214199-5988 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 — — — US20110214199-23246 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 — — — US20110214199-12000 Q-425 E-426 L-439 K-445 — — — US20110214199-56949 Q-421 K-422 F-435 — — — — US8101393-0272 Q-444 R-445 V-458 L-464 G-466 A-467 — US8101393-0014 Q-435 Q-436 A-449 — — F-455 A-456 US8101393-0398 Q-454 K-455 V-468 L-474 A-476 Q-477 — US8101393-0492 Q-454 K-455 V-468 L-474 A-476 Q-477 — US8101393-0400 Q-454 A-455 V-468 L-474 A-476 Q-477 — US8101393-0266 L-454 E-455 V-468 L-474 A-476 P-477 — US8101393-0366 G-409 R-410 — — — — — US8101393-0342 Q-434 R-435 V-448 — — V-454 Q-455 US8101393-0356 Q-424 K-425 V-438 — L-444 I-445 D-446 US8101393-0320 L-428 E-429 V-442 F-448 — — — US7314974-19451 Q-428 R-429 L-442 — — L-448 D-449 US7314974-8251 Q-435 T-436 — — — — — US7630836-9340 Q-426 V-427 I-440 G-446 A-448 R-449 R-450 US7630836-12787 L-455 A-456 A-469 L-475 G-477 A-478 T-479 US20090220480-0018 Q-430 A-431 I-444 L-450 E-452 L-453 E-454 US20120034253-0080 Q-411 R-412 R-425 L-431 — — — US20120034253-0077 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 — — — US20120034253-0078 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 — — — WO2012016960-11369 Q-461 Q-462 V-475 L-481 — — — US20120015408-0002 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0004 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0006 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0008 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0010 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0012 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0014 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0016 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0018 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0020 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0022 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0026 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0028 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0030 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0032 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0034 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0036 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0038 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0040 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0042 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0044 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0046 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0048 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0050 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0052 Q-428 N-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0054 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0056 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0058 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0060 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0062 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0064 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0066 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0068 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0070 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0072 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0074 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0076 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0078 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0080 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0082 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0086 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0084 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0088 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0090 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0092 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0094 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0096 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US20120015408-0098 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0100 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0102 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0104 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0106 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0108 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0110 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0112 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0114 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0116 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0118 Q-428 K-429 A-442 I-448 D-450 P-451 — US20120015408-0120 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0122 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 Q-451 — US20120015408-0124 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — US8202716-0464 L-426 A-427 V-440 L-446 P-448 A-449 E-450 US20110262988-0002 L-428 E-429 V-442 F-448 E-450 H-451 H-452 US20110262988-0003 L-451 E-452 V-465 F-471 — — — US20110151538-0130 L-480 E-481 V-494 F-500 E-502 H-503 H-504 US20100003234-0048 Q-428 K-429 V-442 L-448 L-450 — — US6184018-0012 L-428 E-429 V-442 F-448 — — — US6377893-0063 L-423 E-424 V-437 — — — — ACJ34717 L-438 E-439 T-452 L-458 D-460 Q-461 — ADD27066 Q-422 R-423 F-436 A-442 S-444 — — ACZ42845 L-431 E-432 V-445 L-451 P-453 T-454 E-455 ABQ91969 Q-425 R-426 V-439 V-445 E-447 G-448 — ABTJ56651 Q-425 R-426 V-439 L-445 E-447 T-448 Q-449 AEY92801 Q-428 V-429 I-442 G-448 T-450 R-451 R-452 CAD55382 Q-442 V-443 I-456 G-462 E-464 R-465 K-466 AD073143 Q-434 Q-435 V-448 — — L-454 S-455 CCA60311 Q-444 R-445 V-458 L-464 G-466 A-467 — ADI15206 Q-432 E-433 V-446 Q-452 L-454 E-455 V-456 ADI12494 Q-428 A-429 I-442 D-448 A-450 R-451 H-452 ACU35736 Q-443 V-444 V-457 L-463 A-465 P-466 S-467 BAC69512 Q-426 V-427 I-440 G-446 A-448 R-449 R-450 AEN08263 Q-428 K-429 I-442 — A-445 H-446 R-447 CCA53915 Q-452 R-453 H-466 G-472 A-474 H-475 R-476 CAJ88063 Q-428 A-429 I-442 — A-445 H-446 R-447 ABF87202 Q-430 R-431 L-444 — — L-450 D-451 BAJ30040 Q-425 V-426 L-439 A-445 A-447 — — ACO44852 Q-419 E-420 L-433 V-439 A-441 D-442 — AFO59750 Q-436 V-437 I-450 L-456 — — — BAJ31549 Q-470 R-471 V-484 L-490 Q-492 — — ACY97307 Q-458 R-459 V-472 L-478 D-480 R-481 H-482 ACM06095 L-429 S-430 I-443 L-449 E-451 G-452 — AEI64652 Q-430 R-431 L-444 — — L-450 D-451 BAG17581 Q-442 R-443 L-456 E-462 R-464 G-465 G-466 AEM83530 Q-428 T-429 I-442 G-448 A-450 R-451 R-452 ADG89307 Q-438 A-439 F-452 P-458 G-460 P-461 D-462 ABG04991 Q-435 R-436 V-449 P-455 G-457 — — ABP54026 Q-455 A-456 T-469 L-475 A-477 Q-478 — ABV97405 Q-455 V-456 V-469 L-475 A-477 Q-478 — ADH60167 Q-425 K-426 V-439 I-445 E-447 — — ADV80493 Q-425 K-426 V-439 I-445 — — — AEM77729 Q-425 K-426 V-439 I-445 Y-447 — — ABK71329 Q-441 V-442 V-455 V-461 H-463 V-464 F-465 ACZ89864 Q-451 R-452 V-465 L-471 G-473 N-474 — BAC72965 L-455 A-456 A-469 L-475 G-477 A-478 T-479 ADD25173 Q-426 K-427 V-440 M-446 — — — ABF44291 Q-427 T-428 F-441 — — — — AEY93261 Q-445 R-446 M-459 G-465 — — — 1NP2 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 G-433 S-434 A-435 AEG34643 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 G-433 S-434 A-435 AFR07907 Q-442 E-443 L-456 F-462 E-464 R-465 — AEB43702 Q-454 T-455 V-468 L-474 A-476 Q-477 — BAL92882 Q-446 Q-447 V-460 L-466 — — — CCA59876 L-454 E-455 V-468 L-474 A-476 P-477 — ACU74192 G-448 K-449 I-462 S-468 L-470 — — ABV96319 Q-447 R-448 V-461 L-467 — — — AF053528 G-455 T-456 V-469 L-475 G-477 A-478 — AFH40090 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 G-433 S-434 A-435 ADL49193 Q-435 R-436 V-449 L-455 — — — AFE08200 Q-430 Q-431 V-444 — — L-450 D-451 AAN05441 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 G-433 S-434 A-435 CAJ90043 Q-439 E-440 M-453 G-459 — — — AEY89575 L-448 E-449 A-462 L-468 P-470 V-471 A-472 AAF37730 Q-460 T-461 V-474 I-480 G-482 Q-483 E-484 BAL98072 Q-432 A-433 V-446 — — V-452 E-453 AAN05440 Q-411 R-412 R-425 L-431 — — — AEM77895 Q-425 K-426 V-439 I-445 E-447 — — ADB34272 Q-450 T-451 L-464 L-469 T-471 — — ABW87307 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 — — — AF322365_1 Q-411 R-412 R-425 L-431 — — — CAC10107 Q-452 Q-453 A-466 L-472 P-474 V-475 D-476 AEB47478 Q-437 R-438 V-451 L-457 — — — ADL45220 Q-454 A-455 V-468 L-474 A-476 Q-477 — ABK51908 Q-455 E-456 V-469 I-475 A-477 P-478 — CAN94460 Q-435 R-436 V-449 — — V-455 D-456 AEF18219 Q-423 K-424 V-437 I-443 N-445 I-446 — ADD39191 Q-466 A-467 L-480 L-486 R-488 E-489 — ABP52811 Q-446 R-447 V-460 L-466 — — — AEV88819 Q-461 Q-462 V-475 L-481 — — — AEY89570 Q-458 R-459 V-472 L-478 A-480 — — ADD01635 Q-425 K-426 V-439 I-445 E-447 — — CAB95278 Q-439 R-440 M-453 G-459 — — — AEN13042 L-439 E-440 L-453 A-459 — — — ACY97750 Q-444 R-445 V-458 R-464 H-466 Q-467 A-468 ADI10010 Q-444 T-445 V-458 V-464 D-466 A-467 — CCB72805 Q-452 V-453 V-466 L-472 P-474 A-475 G-476 ACY14034 Q-446 K-447 A-460 A-466 — — — AAZ55664 L-439 E-440 L-453 A-459 H-461 R-462 G-463 ADW02698 L-439 E-440 L-453 A-459 — — — ABC33525 Q-418 Q-419 F-432 A-438 — — — ADB34282 G-426 T-427 L-440 E-446 — — — AAM23648 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 — — — CCH86028 Q-443 V-444 V-457 D-463 V-465 — — ADV67544 Q-427 M-428 F-441 A-447 H-449 A-450 P-451 ACZ89862 Q-439 N-440 V-453 L-459 — — — ADH66252 Q-442 R-443 L-456 F-462 E-464 R-465 Q-466 ADV80605 Q-425 K-426 V-439 I-445 D-447 — — ADW05507 Q-459 R-460 V-473 L-479 P-481 — V-482 BAA86923 Q-411 R-412 — — — — — AAN05438 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 — — — CAC16438 G-456 T-457 V-470 L-476 G-478 A-479 — CAJ89567 G-456 T-457 V-470 L-476 G-478 A-479 — AFD27167 Q-435 E-436 F-449 — — — — BAG20044 Q-453 R-454 A-467 L-473 R-475 — — ACU71435 Q-437 T-438 T-451 R-457 R-459 G-460 D-461 ADG87563 M-464 R-465 V-478 L-484 N-486 G-487 E-488 ABI35984 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 — — — CAB42553 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 — — — 1UG6 Q-411 R-412 R-425 T-431 — — — CAA91220 Q-428 K-429 V-442 I-448 D-450 — — AFK85369 Q-424 K-425 V-438 I-444 F-446 — — AEN10177 Q-460 R-461 V-474 L-480 P-482 G-483 D-484 AEM87460 Q-445 A-446 V-459 L-465 A-467 A-468 — AAZ81839 L-426 A-427 V-440 L-446 P-448 A-449 E-450 ADU50085 Q-470 E-471 I-484 L-490 V-492 V-493 S-494 AEK47062 Q-446 Q-447 T-460 G-466 — — — ABD68852 Q-437 Q-438 F-451 — — — — ACL38401 Q-456 D-457 V-470 L-476 A-478 G-479 S-480 ABS05424 Q-461 E-462 V-475 L-481 A-483 A-484 D-485 AEK43773 Q-433 R-434 V-447 L-453 — — — AEV87561 Q-419 R-420 R-433 — — — — ACZ86244 Q-449 L-450 T-463 L-469 G-471 P-472 A-473 AEB46173 Q-444 Q-445 L-458 L-464 — — — BAG21567 Q-461 L-462 V-475 L-481 P-483 E-484 A-485 ABX05041 Q-425 Q-426 V-439 — — V-445 Q-446 AFR09943 L-456 T-457 L-470 R-476 R-478 A-479 T-480 ACZ89285 Q-439 A-440 F-453 — — — — ACV58907 L-423 A-424 V-437 L-443 P-445 A-446 E-447 ADG89462 G-405 A-406 L-419 G-425 G-427 P-428 E-429 ADU09756 G-453 S-454 R-467 K-473 T-475 S-476 T-477 ACZ90607 G-415 E-416 R-429 G-435 R-437 — — ADG73989 Q-453 V-454 L-467 I-473 T-475 P-476 E-477 AEG45154 Q-492 E-493 V-506 L-512 A-514 R-515 T-516 AEJ43907 L-423 A-424 V-437 L-443 P-445 M-446 E-447 ACZ20790 Q-470 E-471 V-484 V-490 P-492 R-493 G-494 CCB77455 Q-426 E-427 L-440 G-446 R-448 T-449 — ADL46625 Q-448 R-449 T-462 G-468 R-470 — — ADU10772 Q-448 R-449 T-462 G-468 R-470 — — ADD45899 Q-445 R-446 L-459 — — — — CCA53920 Q-448 T-449 T-462 A-468 G-470 G-471 H-472 BAJ28512 Q-462 R-463 V-476 L-482 — — — ACL70277 N-428 R-429 V-442 V-448 A-450 N-451 — CBG72797 L-452 T-453 A-466 L-472 P-474 L-475 A-476 AEW05616 Q-429 T-430 M-443 — — — — AEB46623 G-420 R-421 V-434 R-440 T-442 A-443 R-444 1GNX G-456 T-457 V-470 L-476 T-478 A-479 — ACV76621 Q-448 E-449 L-462 L-468 P-470 V-471 D-472 ACZ31628 Q-491 E-492 V-505 V-511 A-513 R-514 R-515 ADH67953 L-436 E-437 F-450 A-456 R-458 V-459 Q-460 ADB34290 Q-447 A-448 L-461 R-467 — — — ADU09106 Q-449 R-450 L-463 — — — — CAA82733 G-456 T-457 V-470 L-476 T-478 A-479 — CBG67455 G-473 T-474 V-487 L-493 G-495 A-496 — CAN00920 Q-465 E-466 L-479 I-485 P-487 V-488 D-489 ADX71280 Q-454 E-455 V-468 V-474 D-476 A-477 D-478 ACQ81085 L-474 R-475 V-488 L-494 V-496 D-497 G-498 3AHX Q-425 E-426 L-439 K-445 E-447 H-448 H-449 ACU35632 Q-446 V-447 V-460 E-466 — — — AEV86556 G-435 E-436 R-449 G-455 — — — AEG45006 G-460 E-461 L-474 L-480 G-482 L-483 T-484 BAG18801 Q-447 V-448 T-461 R-467 R-469 A-470 — ADI03707 Q-447 E-448 L-461 A-467 T-469 Q-470 E-471 CAQ00266 Q-466 E-467 L-480 I-486 A-488 V-489 D-490 ADD43929 Q-425 K-426 M-439 A-445 — — — ADJ49823 Q-432 R-433 V-446 L-452 T-454 P-455 A-456 ABX05062 Q-431 K-432 I-445 L-451 S-453 L-454 P-455 ADL48215 Q-425 R-426 L-439 — — — — ACU70272 Q-430 T-431 R-444 A-450 E-452 G-453 — ADG88606 Q-451 R-452 L-465 L-471 R-473 D-474 A-475 AEW47954 Q-426 R-427 V-440 V-446 — — — ACD20223 Q-447 K-448 F-461 A-467 T-469 E-470 — AFC28171 Q-425 I-426 L-439 — — A-444 L-445 ADW03239 Q-446 L-447 T-460 N-466 R-468 T-469 D-470 CBT74727 Q-450 V-451 L-464 T-470 A-472 — — CAM04686 Q-439 Q-440 I-453 — V-459 P-460 A-461 ACZ20966 F-451 E-452 L-465 L-471 A-473 V-474 D-475 AEV38153 Q-441 K-442 V-455 G-461 L-463 Q-464 K-465 BAJ26623 Q-421 R-422 L-435 A-441 S-443 A-444 A-445 BAL91665 Q-419 M-420 R-433 — — — — ACV09397 L-449 E-450 V-463 L-469 G-471 V-472 T-473 ADG20157 Q-420 E-421 V-434 G-440 A-442 A-443 V-444 ADC61565 R-423 T-424 V-437 A-443 V-445 R-446 P-447 ACM66669 Q-450 V-451 L-464 T-470 A-472 — — ABD68843 Q-425 E-426 F-439 R-445 G-447 M-448 — ABS61373 Q-421 K-422 F-435 — — — — CBA30283 Q-430 Q-431 F-444 K-450 — — — AAA22266 L-428 V-429 V-442 L-448 L-450 — — CAA42814 L-428 E-429 V-442 F-448 — — — ABN51453 L-451 E-452 V-465 F-471 — — — ACZ00292 Q-425 R-426 H-439 R-445 S-447 — — AEI12946 L-453 E-454 L-467 I-473 P-475 I-476 E-477 ABS15474 Q-441 E-442 I-455 N-461 E-463 T-464 R-465 ADL51094 Q-425 E-426 L-439 K-445 — — — AFG34202 Q-421 K-422 F-435 — — — — AAN60220 Q-421 K-422 F-435 — — — —

SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

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While various specific embodiments have been illustrated and described, it will be appreciated that various changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention(s) described herein. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of a variant β-glucosidase, said variant β-glucosidase comprising one or more substitutions as compared to a reference β-glucosidase polypeptide, said one or more substitutions being selected from: (a) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to I63 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “I63 substitution”); (b) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to A68 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “A68 substitution”); (c) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to A73 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “A73 substitution”); (d) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to Y74 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “Y74 substitution”); (e) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to V167 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “V167 substitution”); (f) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to V203 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “V203 substitution”); (g) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to I216 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “I216 substitution”); (h) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to T219 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “T219 substitution”); (i) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to K231 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “K231 substitution”); (j) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to M246 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “M246 substitution”); (k) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to F292 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “F292 substitution”); (l) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to S296 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “S296 substitution”); (m) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to M325 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “M325 substitution”); (n) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to N326 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “N326 substitution”); (o) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to E365 of SEQ ID NO:379 (an “E365 substitution”); (p) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to Q366 of SEQ ID NO:379 (a “Q366 substitution”); (q) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to Y399 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “Y399 substitution”); (r) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to V400 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “V400 substitution”); (s) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to W401 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “W401 substitution”); (t) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to R410 SEQ ID NO:379 (an “R410 substitution”); (u) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to D414 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “D414 substitution”); (v) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to L427 SEQ ID NO:379 (an “L427 substitution”); (w) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to T441 SEQ ID NO:379 (a “T441 substitution”); (x) a substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to E450 SEQ ID NO:379 (an “E450 substitution”); and wherein the one or more substitutions increases thermotolerance as compared to the reference β-glucosidase polypeptide.
 2. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more substitutions is selected from: (a) an A73 substitution selected from A73G and A73S; (b) a Y74 substitution that is Y74L; (c) a V167 substitution that is V167A; (d) a T219 substitution selected from T219A and T219S; (e) a K231 substitution that is K231E; (f) an M246 substitution selected from M246H and M246K; (g) an F292 substitution selected from F292I and F292V; (h) an S296 substitution that is S296T; (i) an M325 substitution that is M325T; (j) an N326 substitution that is N326G; (k) a Y399 substitution that is Y399F; (l) a W401 substitution that is W401F; (m) a T441 substitution that is T441V; and (n) an A449 substitution that is A449C. 3.-7. (canceled)
 8. The polypeptide of claim 1, which further comprises one or more, two more, three or more, four or more, five or more, six or more, seven or more, or eight substitutions selected from: (a) a D7H substitution; (b) a D154N substitution; (c) an I216V substitution; (d) a D243H substitution; (e) a D302R substitution; (f) an S317H substitution; (g) an E365G substitution; and (h) a V400Y substitution. 9.-18. (canceled)
 19. The polypeptide of claim 1, which comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 45%, at least 48%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or at least 97% sequence identity to SEQ ID NOs: 199-379. 20.-21. (canceled)
 22. A composition comprising a polypeptide of claim
 19. 23.-25. (canceled)
 26. The composition of claim 22, wherein the polypeptide is produced by a host cell that recombinantly expresses said polypeptide.
 27. A fermentation broth comprising a polypeptide according to claim
 19. 28. The fermentation broth of claim 27, which is a filamentous fungal fermentation broth or cell-free fermentation broth.
 29. (canceled)
 30. A method for saccharifying biomass, comprising: treating biomass with the composition or with the fermentation broth of claim
 27. 31. The method of claim 30, further comprising recovering fermentable sugars.
 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the fermentable sugars comprise disaccharides, monosaccharides or a combination thereof.
 33. (canceled)
 34. The method of claim 32, wherein monosaccharides are produced by a β-glucosidase in said composition or said fermentation broth.
 35. A method for producing a fermentation product, comprising: (a) treating biomass with a composition or with a fermentation broth of claim 27, thereby producing fermentable sugars; and (b) culturing a fermenting microorganism in the presence of the fermentable sugars produced in step (a) under fermentation conditions, thereby producing a fermentation product.
 36. The method of claim 35, wherein said fermentable sugars comprise disaccharides or monosaccharides or a combination thereof. 37.-38. (canceled)
 39. The method of claim 35, wherein the fermentation product is ethanol.
 40. The method of claim 35, further comprising, prior to step (a), pretreating the biomass.
 41. (canceled)
 42. The method of claim 35, wherein said fermenting microorganism is selected from Zymonionas mobilis, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella oxytoca, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces uvarum, Kluyveromyces fragilis, Kluyveromyces lactis, Candida pseudotropicalis, Trichoderma sp. and Pachysolen tannophilus.
 43. (canceled)
 44. The method of claim 35, wherein said biomass is corn stover, bagasses, sorghum, giant reed, elephant grass, miscanthus, Japanese cedar, wheat straw, switchgrass, hardwood pulp, softwood pulp, crushed sugar cane, energy cane, or Napier grass.
 45. A nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide of claim
 1. 46. The nucleic acid of claim 45 that has at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or at least 97% sequence identity to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NOS: 1-198 or SEQ ID NO:381. 47-71. (canceled) 